The largest UK research study on poverty and social exclusion ever conducted reveals startling levels of deprivation. 18m people are unable to afford adequate housing; 14m can't afford essential household goods; and nearly half the population have some form of financial insecurity. Defining poverty as those whose lack of resources forces them to live below a publicly agreed minimum standard, this text provides unique and detailed insights into the nature and extent of poverty and social exclusion in the UK today. Written by a team of leading academics, the book reports on the extent and nature of poverty for different social groups: older and younger people; parents and children; ethnic groups; men and women; disabled people; and across regions through the recent period of austerity. It reflects on where government policies have made an impact and considers potential future developments. A companion volume Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK Volume 2 focuses on different aspects of poverty and social exclusion identified in the study.
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Table of contents
- POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN THE UK
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: poverty and social exclusion in the UK
- 1. Measuring poverty in the UK
- 2. The impoverishment of youth: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion among young adults in the UK
- 3. Improvement for some: poverty and social exclusion among older people and pensioners
- 4. Which men and women are poor? Gender, poverty and social exclusion
- 5. Better understandings of ethnic variations: ethnicity, poverty and social exclusion
- 6. Improving lives? Child poverty and social exclusion
- 7. The cost of children: parents, poverty, and social support
- 8. A worsening picture: poverty and social exclusion and disabled people
- 9. Devolution and North/South division: poverty and social exclusion in the countries and regions of the UK
- 10. More similarities than differences: poverty and social exclusion in rural and urban locations
- Conclusion: innovating methods, informing policy and challenging stigma
- Technical appendix
- Survey details
- Index
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