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    1. Christopher Snowdon‏Verified account @cjsnowdon 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @philjvtaylor

      I haven’t read the report but based on the quote above it looks like the 1.5m includes anyone who has been in need in any given week per year?

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @cjsnowdon @philjvtaylor

      It does, but it's also more than that. It's a nationalized, annualized estimate of the total population of destitute individuals derived from a reasonably large survey at 16 sampling regions

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    3. Christopher Snowdon‏Verified account @cjsnowdon 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @philjvtaylor

      Sure, but I’m not sure many people would describe that as destitute. Kind of like using a food bank once and being described as “reliant on food banks to live”.

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    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @cjsnowdon @philjvtaylor

      That's not what they used as a definition. The definition is here. Without being an expert in the field, I can't say anything definitively, but looking at the report it sounds like a fair definition to usepic.twitter.com/AA02Az0XwO

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    5. Phil Taylor‏ @philjvtaylor 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @cjsnowdon

      Their definition is fine and good for pushing government to improve benefit system. But the spin tries to change an episode into a whole year crisis. Having a crisis does not make you "destitute " for a year.

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    6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @philjvtaylor @cjsnowdon

      Look, again, I'd suggest you read the technical report. They didn't just derive the number based on how many people accessed services, it was based on survey responses and a number of calculated factors https://researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publications/destitution-in-the-uk-2018-technical-report …

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    7. Chris Goulden‏Verified account @Chris_Goulden 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @philjvtaylor @cjsnowdon

      @GidMK is correct

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    8. Phil Taylor‏ @philjvtaylor 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @Chris_Goulden @GidMK @cjsnowdon

      So there are 1.5 million "destitute" all year long? Or 1.5 million have short episodes of "destitution" in a year?

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @philjvtaylor @Chris_Goulden @cjsnowdon

      The definition is very transparentpic.twitter.com/31JvgONqfT

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    10. Phil Taylor‏ @philjvtaylor 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @GidMK @Chris_Goulden @cjsnowdon

      I am not questioning the definition. Why are you responding to my clear question with a non answer? I repeat are there 1.5 million "destitute" all year long? Or 1.5 million have short episodes of "destitution" in a year?

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018
      Replying to @philjvtaylor @Chris_Goulden @cjsnowdon

      It's covered in the definition. Which you are questioning, by obviously not reading, since you keep repeating a question that is covered in the definition

      11:15 PM - 18 Nov 2018
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        2. Phil Taylor‏ @philjvtaylor 18 Nov 2018
          Replying to @GidMK @Chris_Goulden @cjsnowdon

          I can read. Part a is clearly episodic. Hence JRF's choice of words. JRF do not claim 1.5 million are "destitute" anywhere in their document.

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018
          Replying to @philjvtaylor @Chris_Goulden @cjsnowdon

          What nonsense. They specify that 1.5 million people are estimated to meet the definition of destitution as laid out in the document - or are, in common parlance, "destitute"

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