Three Severe poverty and destitution
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Glen Bramley
Abstract
There have been growing concerns about various manifestations of extreme hardship in the UK, which are investigated using both PSE and a survey of emergency service users. A consensus-based definition of destitution is developed and applied to show its current extent and incidence in Britain. While no single cause dominates, the importance of arrears and debts, benefit levels, delays and sanction, health and relationship problems, evictions, job loss and migration are all underlined.
Abstract
There have been growing concerns about various manifestations of extreme hardship in the UK, which are investigated using both PSE and a survey of emergency service users. A consensus-based definition of destitution is developed and applied to show its current extent and incidence in Britain. While no single cause dominates, the importance of arrears and debts, benefit levels, delays and sanction, health and relationship problems, evictions, job loss and migration are all underlined.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures iv
- Glossary viii
- Notes on contributors xii
- Acknowledgements xv
- Introduction 1
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Resources
- Fifty years of poverty in the UK 27
- Living standards in the UK 57
- Severe poverty and destitution 91
- Poverty, local services and austerity 113
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Participation
- Social participation and social support 137
- Employment, poverty and social exclusion 159
- Poverty, social exclusion and civic engagement 179
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Quality of life
- Poverty and health: thirty years of progress? 203
- Housing and the living environment 225
- Poverty and social harm: challenging discourses of risk, resilience and choice 245
- Financial inclusion, financial stress and debt 267
- The poverty of well-being 289
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Bringing it together
- The multidimensional analysis of social exclusion 311
- Conclusions and emerging themes 343
- Index 363
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures iv
- Glossary viii
- Notes on contributors xii
- Acknowledgements xv
- Introduction 1
-
Resources
- Fifty years of poverty in the UK 27
- Living standards in the UK 57
- Severe poverty and destitution 91
- Poverty, local services and austerity 113
-
Participation
- Social participation and social support 137
- Employment, poverty and social exclusion 159
- Poverty, social exclusion and civic engagement 179
-
Quality of life
- Poverty and health: thirty years of progress? 203
- Housing and the living environment 225
- Poverty and social harm: challenging discourses of risk, resilience and choice 245
- Financial inclusion, financial stress and debt 267
- The poverty of well-being 289
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Bringing it together
- The multidimensional analysis of social exclusion 311
- Conclusions and emerging themes 343
- Index 363
