Situational poverty
Situational poverty is a type of poverty consisting in a period wherein an individual falls below the poverty line because of a sudden event.[1] Situational poverty is generally caused by a sudden crisis or loss and is often temporary. Events causing situational poverty include environmental disasters, divorce, death of the family head, illness, a natural disaster or loss of job.[2][1] These uncontrollable events can cause a spiral of events which leads to a a loss of income and material possessions.[3]