The current cost of living is pushing more people into poverty, with almost 68% of low income...
Social care
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24/01/2020
Health Inequalities in England
Research has just been published which unfortunately shows a growing gap in the quality of health care in England between the poorest and richest areas.
New analysis has found that people living in the most deprived areas of England experience a worse quality of NHS care and poorer health outcomes than people living in the least deprived areas. These include spending longer in A&E and having a worse experience of making a GP appointment.
The research, undertaken by QualityWatch, a joint Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation programme, has looked at 23 measures of healthcare quality to see how these are affected by deprivation. In every single indicator looked at, care is worse for people experiencing the greatest deprivation.
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28/08/2013
Care workers paid below minimum wage
Some domiciliary care workers are being paid as little as £5 an hour – well below the legal minimum wage – according to a report from the Resolution Foundation think tank. The study looked at the 'work diaries' and payslips of care workers doing home visits, showing how their real pay levels often fail to reflect the hours they work.
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27/02/2013
Unequal access to essential services in Europe
There are marked variations in people's access to essential services in Europe, hampering their ability to participate fully in society, according to a new study published by the European Commission.
The study draws on 2009–2010 data included in the EU-SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Conditions) for four areas: healthcare, public transport, banking and postal services, and childcare. In each case it defines access in terms of both affordability and the convenience of the location from which services are provided.
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07/01/2013
Childcare costs ‘keep many in poverty’
High childcare costs are making it impossible for some of the poorest families to work their way out of poverty, says the Barnardo's charity in a new report. Many parents in work gain little or nothing from doing extra hours, and may even be worse off – effectively paying for the privilege of working.
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29/10/2012
Childcare costs ‘eroding work incentives’
High childcare costs mean that having a full-time job is no longer worthwhile for many second earners in families on middle and low incomes, according to the Resolution think-tank. Its report calls for a major change in the childcare system to ensure work is always worthwhile.
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10/09/2012
Childcare cuts will hit poorest families
100,000 of the poorest working families will be hit hardest by arrangements for childcare costs under the new universal credit, a leading charity has warned. Under universal credit, due to be introduced from 2013 onwards, families will lose the contribution to childcare costs currently available through housing benefit and (potentially) council tax benefit. As a result, help with childcare costs will be limited to 70 per cent instead of up to 96 per cent now.
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04/09/2012
£143,000 needed for child's minimum needs
The total cost of meeting the minimum basic needs of a child from birth to age 18 is £143,000, according to a new estimate. This equates to around £150 per week, averaged for a child across all ages and including childcare costs and housing.
The calculation, produced for the Child Poverty Action Group, is not based on what families actually spend on their children, but instead on detailed research into the cost of a minimum basket of goods and services that allows families to participate in society.
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25/06/2012
Older People in the PSE Research
This conceptual note considers the measures specifically for older people that could be used in the PSE: UK survey. It covers: the question of whether to include specific items and activities aimed at measuring deprivation in older people; the extent of social networks and social and financial support; specific health problems associated with older people that cause difficulties with activities in daily life; and the extent and provision of unpaid informal care.
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07/06/2012
Economic Participation in the PSE survey
The aim of this paper is to provide the rationale for the aspects of work that need to be covered, and to identify suitable questions for the main PSE survey to gather the required data. Where possible, it will look to build on questions and instruments that have been used in previous surveys, and to use standardised definitions where these exist. When looking at paid work, data from two large surveys on employment quality are analysed to assess the suitability of various indicators.
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07/06/2012
Indicators of Access to Cultural Resources, Education and Skills for the PSE Survey
This paper discusses indicators relating to Domain 4 (‘Cultural Resources’) and Domain 7 (‘Cultural Participation’) of the revised Bristol Social Exclusion Matrix (BSEM) for use in the current Poverty and Social Exclusion survey. In the BSEM, education is treated as a resource as well as an aspect of cultural participation. Questions in the PSE survey therefore need to cover both the educational resources (human capital) of the adults in the survey, i.e. their educational background, and the educational resources currently received by children.
Category: Methods development
