Action On Poverty In The Uk

Author : Sarah Page,Martin Coates,Julie Tipping,Juliette Frangos,Katy Goldstraw
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031371820

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Action on Poverty in the UK by Sarah Page,Martin Coates,Julie Tipping,Juliette Frangos,Katy Goldstraw Pdf

This book tackles poverty and policy issues in the UK by discussing successful projects and practices, across lots of short chapters. The first section provides a brief history overview of poverty in the UK over the past two hundred years and discusses the question of why the UK, as a wealthy western nation, still has a poverty issue. It discusses various vulnerable groups and contextual factors which lead to these inequalities. The second section articulates what anti-poverty work is and shares project examples from across the country where anti-poverty workers are supporting people to survive and then to thrive. Lived experiences voices are articulated to present examples of poverty being experienced. This book draws on academic and practitioner work and aims to equip the activist and inform the student, academic and policy maker.

Author : Niall Cooper
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781780773346

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Walking the Breadline by Niall Cooper Pdf

Author : Charles Pemberton
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334058960

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Bread of Life in Broken Britain by Charles Pemberton Pdf

The return of Christian social service to the centre of British political life through the emergence of the foodbank movement has elicited a range of ecclesial responses. However, in their urgency and brevity these Church responses fail to systematically integrate political critique and social analysis, nor do they undertake a sustained integration of the recent gains in political theology with the realities of our current ‘mixed economy of welfare’. Charles Pemberton draws on interviews with foodbank users and volunteers to defend and advance a Christian vision of welfare beyond emergency food provision. He suggests that behind the day-to-day struggles of those using foodbanks there are wider much concerns about loneliness, marginalisation and the wholesale fragmentation of society.

Author : Carey Oppenheim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015033138994

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Poverty by Carey Oppenheim Pdf

Analyses statistics on poverty and low-income families in the UK from 1979 to 1992/93.

Author : Esther Dermott,Gill Main,Bramley, Glen,Bailey, Nick
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447334224

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Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK by Esther Dermott,Gill Main,Bramley, Glen,Bailey, Nick Pdf

How can we measure poverty in the United Kingdom today, and which measures are most reliable? Is poverty related to other problems and disadvantages? Based on the largest research study on UK poverty ever commissioned, these fascinating volumes answer these questions and more, providing the most authoritative and up-to-date picture ever assembled of poverty throughout the four countries of the United Kingdom. Using state-of-the-art measurement methods, Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK looks across geography, time, and key domains like health, employment, and housing to make enlightening--and sometimes shocking--comparisons. In the second volume, contributors consider different aspects of disadvantage, from access to local services, the world of work, the quality of housing and neighborhoods, and physical and mental health. They also look at wider aspects of social and community life, as well as participation in civic and political activities.

Author : Al Barrett,Ruth Harley
Publisher : SCM Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780334058625

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Being Interrupted by Al Barrett,Ruth Harley Pdf

Beginning with a ‘Street Nativity Play’ that didn’t end as planned, and finishing with an open-ended conversation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, "Being Interrupted" locates an institutionally-anxious Church of England within the wider contexts of divisions of race and class in ‘the ruins of empire’, alongside ongoing gender inequalities, the marginalization of children, and catastrophic ecological breakdown. In the midst of this bleak picture, Al Barrett and Ruth Harley open a door to a creative disruption of the status quo, ‘from the outside, in’: the in-breaking of the wild reality of the ‘Kin-dom’ of God. Through careful and unsettling readings in Mark’s gospel, alongside stories from a multicultural outer estate in east Birmingham, they paint a vivid picture of an 'alternative economy' for the Church's life and mission, which begins with transformative encounters with neighbours and strangers at the edges of our churches, our neighbourhoods and our imaginations, and offers new possibilities for repentance and resurrection.

Author : Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions,Great Britain. Department for Education
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Poor children
ISBN : 0108511820

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Child Poverty in the UK by Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions,Great Britain. Department for Education Pdf

Section 1 of the Child Poverty Act 2012 requires the Government to report on whether or not the target to reduce the number of children living in relative income poverty by half by 2012/11 from a 1998/99 base was met. This report finds that the target was not met: although the number of children living in relative income poverty reduced to 2.3 million, that figure is 600,000 short of the number required to meet the target. Despite some progress, not enough parents were able to move into work and progress in work. Work did not pay as well as it should, and the proportion of poor children who came from working households increased. Not all poor families received the financial support they were entitled to because the system was complicated and unclear. The fact that the target was not met, despite significant financial transfers, demonstrates that poverty does not have easy answers. Whilst income matters, child poverty will not be eradicated by income transfers alone. The root causes of poverty must be tackled: worklessness, poor educational attainment, health and high levels of personal debt. The Government is setting up a new Child Poverty and Social Mobility Commission to hold Government and other institutions to account on progress in improving social mobility and reducing child poverty. The Child Poverty Strategy will: intervene early to support children and strengthen families; drive up educational achievement and make work pay.

Author : Ruth Lupton
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781861345356

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Poverty Street by Ruth Lupton Pdf

Poverty street addresses one of the UK's major social policy concerns: the gap between the poorest neighbourhoods and the rest of the country. It is an account of neighbourhood decline, a portrait of conditions in the most disadvantaged areas and an up-to-date analysis of the impact of the government's neighbourhood renewal policies. The book: · explores twelve of the most disadvantaged areas in England and Wales, from Newcastle in the north to Thanet in the south, providing the reader with a unique journey around the country's poverty map; · combines evidence from neighbourhood statistics, photographs and the accounts of local people with analysis of broader social and economic trends; · assesses the effect of government policies since 1997 and considers future prospects for reducing inequalities. CASE Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy series Series Editor: John Hills, Director of CASE at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Drawing on the findings of the ESRC Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion's extensive research programme into communities, poverty and family life in Britain, this fascinating series: Provides a rich and detailed analysis of anti-poverty policy in action. Focuses on the individual and social factors that promote regeneration, recovery and renewal. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.

Author : Jan Flaherty,John Veit-Wilson,Paul Dornan
Publisher : Cpag
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Poor
ISBN : 1901698629

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Poverty by Jan Flaherty,John Veit-Wilson,Paul Dornan Pdf

This title sets out clearly the latest poverty figures for the UK, provides comparative statistics on poverty in Europe, reveals the extent of income and regional inequalities, and shows how different sections of society fare.

Author : Paul F. Whiteley,Stephen J. Winyard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429881589

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Pressure for the Poor by Paul F. Whiteley,Stephen J. Winyard Pdf

Originally published in 1987 Pressure for the Poor looks at the debate surrounding the role of pressure groups in policy making. It closely relates theories of pressure group behaviour with the findings of research into the poverty lobby in the UK. The analysis is based on interviews with leading activists in more than forty interest groups, which are all concerned with trying to influence social security policies of government in the field of income maintenance. The book examines the origins and maintenance of such a wide range of interest groups in in this field, the strategies they pursue, and their impact on policy outcomes.

Author : Pantazis, Christina,Gordon, David,Ruth Levitas
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781861343734

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Poverty and Social Exclusion in Britain by Pantazis, Christina,Gordon, David,Ruth Levitas Pdf

Includes statistical tables and graphs.

Author : Cpag
Publisher : Cpag
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Finance, Personal
ISBN : 190607660X

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Universal Credit by Cpag Pdf

Author : Chris Philo
Publisher : Cpag
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112674309

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Off the Map by Chris Philo Pdf

Author : Duncan Green
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780855985936

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From Poverty to Power by Duncan Green Pdf

Offers a look at the causes and effects of poverty and inequality, as well as the possible solutions. This title features research, human stories, statistics, and compelling arguments. It discusses about the world we live in and how we can make it a better place.

Author : Geoff Fimister
Publisher : Cpag
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110935918

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An End in Sight? by Geoff Fimister Pdf

An authoritative analysis of the Blair government's record in tackling child and family poverty from 1997-2001. Distinguished contributors from various fields explore the success (or otherwise) of policy measures implemented by Labour. They look past the headlines to assess what real progress was made in this period towards Labour's aim of abolishing child poverty within 20 years. The authors examine the Government's performance in a number of policy areas relating to different aspects of poverty: * employment; * health; * neighbourhood renewal; * education; * housing; * the racial dimension. The book also looks at the future of children's benefits, and sets out what further anti-poverty policies need to be implemented by future governments. It will be of interest to academics, students and policymakers, politicians and social activists, and anyone with an interest in the abolition of child poverty.