46,000 struggling on breadline

More than six per cent of people in the county - estimated at a minimum of 46,107, have fallen into the poverty traph , according to charity Elizabeth Finn Care.

The charity has identified that at least this number of British and Irish people have been pushed below the poverty line.

Key triggers for the downward spiral are loss of work, long term illness, disability, taking responsibility for a family member, divorce or poor pension provision.

And former teachers and nurses rank highest among the occupational backgrounds supported by the charity.

See West Sussex Gazette, December 1, for full story.