Impact of Contemporary Inflation on Beggars with Special Needs

Abstract

The study aimed to assess impact of contemporary inflation on beggars with special needs and assess the attitude of people towards the disabled beggars while giving money. The study was quantitative in nature. A descriptive methodology was applied through survey design for data collection from the beggars of special needs begging in bustling areas of the city Faisalabad. The research population of the study encompassed all the beggars with special needs who were begging in urban area of city Faisalabad, Pakistan. Researcher selected a sample of 40 beggars with special needs begging in mostly packed/congested/ bustling renowned areas of the city. Convenient sampling technique was applied to approach the beggars with special needs. A self-made questionnaire containing seventeen items was used for the data collection. Researcher visited various urban areas of the city Faisalabad (Susan road near Faizan-e-Madina, Clock Tower, Jhang Bazar, Lasuri Shah Darbar, Madina Chowk Samanabad, Gulam Muhammad Abad No.1, Gulam Muhammad Abad No.2, Nawaban Wala, Razabad, Styana Road, Choti Unasi, and Marzi Pura) and approached the beggars with disabilities. Beggars with disabilities were met in bazars/streets/markets and after sharing necessary detail collected the data personally. The collected facts of the study were analyzed through the SPSS software using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation statistics. It was inferred that a great majority cannot meet basic expenses without borrowing and feel significant emotional fatigue, a surprising share still voice contentment with their meager circumstances—perhaps reflecting adaptive coping rather than genuine economic security. The disabled beggars were facing very negative attitude of the common people while getting beggary. Disabled beggars face more frequent emotional harm—such as humiliation, insults, and negative expressions—than outright denial of financial help. The main struggle for disabled beggars lies not in receiving alms, but in maintaining social dignity in the face of frequent psychological disrespect. There is a need to make efforts to improve the lives of disabled beggars must go beyond material aid and address the social attitudes that undermine their sense of worth.