What are the benefits of poverty for the individual and the community.

Being poor is very bad especially now in the 21st century because the standard of living is very very high and things are just more expensive than back in the days, being poor leads to chronic diseases because your always stressed about getting the next meal or putting food on the table for your loved ones. 

Many poor people go as far as taking drugs to ease stress, poverty has many benefits such as getting assistance from the government and community organizations. Poor people are able to develop skills and get a job so that they can get minimum wages, the Government can also assist by providing free medical services. Poor children are able to get free lunch at school and financial assistance. 

Many organizations donate to poor communities in order to help them with things they lack, all in all being poor is bad but at least things have improved nowadays then back in the days in order to help the poor.