Surviving In Vicious Cycle of Poverty: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

The research is conducted in surburban area of Selangor, Malaysia, focusing on low income and poor people. The objective of the study is to examining the low income and poor people’s wellbeing in terms of income, food, housing, health and education. The study employed qualitative method and twenty participants were interviewed. The result shows that the low income and poor are far away from having appropriate basic necessities due to their insufficient income.