Bad housing conditions also constituted a major cause of poverty in the postwar era.

Our programmes respond to this direct need as well as addressing the underlying causes of poverty.

The report also estimated that workers and employees households constituted more than 40% of poor households, showing low pay to be a major cause of poverty.

No point of being tough on poverty if you're not tough on the causes of poverty.

The effects of poverty are most visible in the cities, but the causes of poverty lie mostly in the villages.