The first community projects to benefit from an £80 million Stormont fund to tackle deprivation have been announced – almost three years after the initiative was launched. First Minister Peter
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Scotland must get to grips with poverty among workless families if it is to reduce child poverty, according to a new report by the New Policy Institute for the Joseph
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Charities have called for urgent action to tackle poverty after visits to foodbanks in one part of Scotland rose by more than 50% last month. There were 358 visits to
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Patients from less affluent backgrounds have a greater chance of dying from a form of chronic blood cancer than those from more affluent areas, according to a comprehensive study carried
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Child poverty in Scotland fell by almost twice the level in England over a decade, new analysis in the run-up to the independence referendum has shown. The proportion of children
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This paper provides a summary of findings from a report which describes the collection and analysis of new data for a number of theories that have been proposed to explain
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New research published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows the number of households living on incomes below the level needed to afford an adequate standard of living has
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Millions of people in the UK are currently struggling under the weight of their personal debt. Squeezed household budgets, the rising cost of living and a stagnant economy have pushed
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There is a considerable amount of evidence that early years’ and childhood experiences can have profound and long-lasting consequences for health and wellbeing in later life. This briefing paper summarises
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This research reviews trends in employment among couple families with children and considers policies and the wider context in four areas likely to affect their employment rate: family leave, childcare,
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