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Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the social support systems of the working poor participants, including formal and informal resources. Method: Qualitative research method was used in the study. Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the research. The population of the research is the working poor individuals in the province of Bingöl. Criterion sampling was used in the study. Research; It was carried out with the voluntary participation of 15 working poor individuals who met the criteria determined by the researcher in the province of Bingöl. The social support systems of the working poor participants were analyzed using semi-structured interview technique. Findings: The data obtained from the research questions were gathered under the themes of need for social support, family as a safe harbor, villages as a support tool in the city, access to social assistance and religion-driven social support. Conclusion: Participants; It receives a certain amount of social support from its social circles (friends, neighbors, relatives, family, etc.), public and non-governmental institutions and organizations, villages, and religious rituals. However, globalization, individualization, the inadequacy of social assistance, the gradual decrease in the rural population, the weakening of the family institution, etc. Due to these factors, the buffer function of the social support obtained by the participants from these sources is gradually decreasing.

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