You've provided much of the necessary informations required for the poor to up their scale of living . But even when the government provide the fundamentals,most people are still poor requiring social intervention . Why is this often the case? I think attitude is responsible . Some are lazy , never willing to apply themselves to work irrespective of available opportunities. Similarly many are ignorant ,never wanting to buy into necessary knowledge required to lift them from gross poverty.

Conclusively; the poor could be held accountable for their poverty as the Government !!