Poverty is one of the pressing problems of the modern world and society. It was present in the past and is still unevenly represented in the world today. Poor people are on the margins of society, and they are often rejected, discriminated against and oppressed. Closely related to the term poverty is the term social exclusion, which refers to the inability of members of society to participate in activities in which they would like to participate. State authorities should adopt concrete programs and social policy measures to reduce poverty and prevent its further spread. The research was conducted on a sample of three hundred students of the Faculty of Philosophy in Split, through an online survey, the aim of which was to investigate the opinions and attitudes about the possible risk of poverty, the causes and consequences of poverty of the said population. The results of the research confirmed all six hypotheses. The results of the research generally showed the existence of the risk of poverty among students. The prevailing opinion was that life circumstances (unemployment, illness, low income...) were the cause of poverty, and poor nutrition was the consequence of poverty.