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Why Working Poverty Creates Identity Confusion

I feel like a fraud using the food bank because I have a job but my medications cost more than I make.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The person exists in a space that contradicts social narratives about work and deservingness, creating internal conflict about their legitimacy.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Money and physical health — poverty as health condition?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.