Poverty

Young woman begging outside Safeway supermarket in Roman Road.

Homeless alcoholic man begging in the street

Homeless alcoholic man begging in the street

Homeless alcoholic man begging in the street

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Shop offering cash for clothes, Roman Road, Bow London. The poverty business offering cash loans for people's clothes in the run up to Christmas, 11 December 2012.

Homeless man searching rubbish bin for food.

Homeless man searching rubbish bin for food.

Homeless man searching rubbish bin for food.

Eastern European man scavenging for scrap in Bow, Tower Hamlets.

Eastern European man scavenging for scrap in Bow, Tower Hamlets.

Eastern European man scavenging for scrap in Bow, Tower Hamlets.

Eastern European man scavenging for scrap in Bow, Tower Hamlets.

Eastern European man scavenging for scrap in Bow, Tower Hamlets.

Punk Begging

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Old woman scavenges among rubbish left over after the fruit & vegetable market in Brick Lane.

Social Security office C50-25A

Young man begging on the London Underground.

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