poverty trap
poverty trap The situation low-income individuals or families may face when taking up paid employment or securing higher earnings, if the loss of means-tested state welfare benefits and/or new income tax payments are equal to, or even exceed additional earnings. The poverty trap is, consequently, a deterrent to work. See also SELECTIVE VERSUS UNIVERSAL BENEFITS.
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