Findings series 40 – Glasgow’s ‘excess’ mortality
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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Households on inadequate incomes increases by 20% – JRF report
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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Maxed Out: Serious personal debt in Britain
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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Findings series 39 – Poverty, parenting and poor health
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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Tackling in-work poverty by supporting dual-earning families
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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Flying Start qualitative research with high need families – Wales
The Flying Start programme aims to improve outcomes for children in some of the most deprived areas across Wales. This is done through providing four key Flying Start entitlements to
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Overview of Food Aid Provision in Scotland
It has been estimated that more than 500,000 people in the UK are reliant on emergency food aid. However, in Scotland, as in the rest of the UK, determining the
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Local Authorities and Child Poverty: Balancing Threats and Opportunities
Some 3.5 million children – over a quarter of all children – currently live below the poverty line in the UK. And this has a devastating impact on their lives.
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‘What we say we need’: A Report on the Important Items, Opportunities and Aspirations for Children and Young People
During 2012, Amplify (the Children’s Commissioner’s advisory group of children and young people) embarked on developing and carrying out a research project. As a group they decided they wanted to
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Ethnicity and deprivation in England: How likely are ethnic minorities to live in deprived neighbourhoods?
This briefing shows that all ethnic minority groups in England are more likely to live in deprived neighbourhoods than the White British majority. • The proportion living in the most
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