The current cost of living is pushing more people into poverty, with almost 68% of low income...
Area deprivation
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06/06/2014
Methods
As part of our commitment to public engagement, the PSE has sought to create a model or process to connect low income communities with PSE research, to amplify their voices by linking their local experiences to a national research project and to share their findings via digital media tools, such as the PSE website.
This working paper describes an experimental collaboration between members of the Poverty and Social Exclusion project (PSE), the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland (CFNI) and communities from some of the most deprived wards in Northern Ireland taking part in CFNI's Communities in Action programme.
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28/11/2013
Poorer areas ‘face bigger cuts than rich ones’
Deprived areas across England and Scotland are seeing larger cuts to local authority budgets – of around £100 per head – than in more affluent ones, according to a new report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The JRF research analyses the scale and pattern of cuts in spending on local government in England and Scotland since 2010. It also includes detailed analysis of the approaches taken by three local councils (Newcastle, Coventry and Milton Keynes).
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26/11/2013
Tackling poverty in Glasgow
There is a strong anti-poverty consensus among all local organisations in Glasgow (Scotland), according to a paper from a European Union-funded research programme. And a real commitment exists among political parties, the authors find, to work in partnership to meet the needs of those in poverty – though subject to the constraints of a highly centralised benefits system.
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14/10/2013
Poverty and inequality in London
As many as 28 per cent of Londoners are living in poverty, according to a report from the New Policy Institute. This is seven percentage points higher than in the rest of England.
The report is based on a wide range of official indicators related to poverty and inequality in London. It highlights how the capital compares with the rest of the country, trends and differences between groups and boroughs, and changes both since the last report in 2011 and over the longer term.
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09/10/2013
1 in 5 London workers paid below ‘living wage’
As many as 21 per cent of London workers – 625,000 people in total – are paid below the London 'living wage', according to researchers at the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion.
Their report, published by the Trust for London charity, explores the extent of low-paid work in the capital, the barriers to progression, ‘what works’ in supporting progression, and how policy and delivery could be improved in the future.
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03/10/2013
Poverty and inequality in Islington
Poverty is deepening and inequality is widening in the borough of Islington in north London, according to a new think-tank report. It says that after five years of economic uncertainty, public sector cuts and now 'welfare' reform, lower-income residents are under more pressure than ever.
The New Economics Foundation report looks at how life has changed for Islington’s lower-income residents in recent years, how people experience inequality, and what Islington might look like in 2020.
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20/08/2013
Deprivation in seaside towns
Levels of deprivation in the largest seaside destinations in England have been highlighted in an analysis from the Office for National Statistics, based on the official indices of deprivation. It says the largest resorts, such as Blackpool, generally have greater levels of deprivation than the rest of England.
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16/08/2013
Impact of austerity on deprived neighbourhoods
The coalition government's austerity programme is mainly hitting those people who depend on vital support from public services and social security, according to a new study from the New Economics Foundation think tank.
The study focuses on how people in two of the most economically deprived parts of England – Birmingham, and Haringey in north London – have been experiencing the cuts over the last two years.
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05/08/2013
Severe deprivation in seaside towns
Almost £2 billion a year is being spent on benefit payments to people of working age living in seaside towns, according to a report from the Centre for Social Justice think tank. The report is based on case studies of five towns – Rhyl, Margate, Clacton, Blackpool and Great Yarmouth.
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25/06/2013
People on low incomes trapped in deprived areas
People on low incomes are more likely to live in areas of high material deprivation from which they find it physically difficult to escape, according to a new academic study of geographical mobility from Manchester University.
The analysis uses longitudinal data for England over the period 1991–2008 drawn from the British Household Panel Survey, combined with aggregate ward-level Census data.Category: Reports
