Destitution as a Denial of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Addressing Destitution in the UK Through a Human Rights Framework

20151年度，英国有125万人处于贫困状态，这一发现暗示着英国未能实现众多人权。这种失败源于生活在贫困状态中的个人，鉴于其性质，这意味着这些人没有他们有基本权利的必需品。贫困领域的大部分讨论都与移民、寻求庇护者和难民有关。这一项目将扩大贫困概念的范围和适用范围，扩大这一讨论的范围，使之包括受贫困影响的其他弱势群体，如贫困劳动者，能够在多大程度上以及如何利用预防贫困的概念来增强其享有适足生活水准和社会保障权利的权利。

The finding that 1.25 million people in the UK were in a state of destitution in 20151 is indicative of an implied failure to realise a multitude of human rights. This failure arises from individuals existing in a state of destitution which, given its nature, means that these individuals are without necessities to which they have fundamental rights. Much of the discussion in the area of destitution has been in relation to migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. This project will expand the scope and application of the concept of destitution by broadening this discussion to include the extent to which, and how, other vulnerable groups who are affected by destitution, such as the working poor, can employ the concept of the prevention of destitution to empower their claims to enjoy the rights to an adequate standard of living and social security.