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a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off

poverty trap noun

A state of poverty from which there is no escape, any increase in income resulting in a diminution or withdrawal of low-income government benefits

Main Entry: ↑poverty

poverty trap UK US noun [countable] [singular poverty trap plural poverty traps]

a situation in which someone remains poor because they cannot get a job that will pay them more money than they get from the government

Thesaurus: economy and economics_hyponym unemployment and unemployed_hyponym

noun, pl ⋯ traps [count]

: a situation in which a person who is poor is unable to escape from poverty; especially chiefly Brit : a situation in which a poor person who gets a job will remain poor because the amount of money that person receives from the government will be reduced

ˈpoverty trap [poverty trap] noun usually singular

a situation in which a person stays poor even when they get a job because the money they receive from the government is reduced