Advanced Search

Advanced Search

Displaying 451 - 500 of 1080

2.4 million low-income families will pay on average £138 a year more in council tax from 1 April 2013, says a new analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Author/s:
PSE Team

There is strong agreement about what we need for a minimum standard of living in the UK today. But millions can't afford basic levels of food, housing, social activities and financially security.

Author/s:
PSE Team

What do we need to avoid being poor in the UK today? Things that help us take part in society not just the basics, like food and shelter, say the public.

Only a quarter of the world's multi-dimensionally poor people, and just a third of those who are severely multi-dimensionally poor, live in the world’s poorest countries.

Disabled people risk losing a total of £28.3 billion in income support by 2018 as a result of benefit cuts introduced by the coalition government, according to a new analysis from the Demos think tank. As many as 3.7 million disabled people overall will be affected.

Author/s:
Jonathan Bradshaw and PSE UK team

This policy working paper is a response to the government's consultation paper on Measuring Child Poverty. The working paper argues that the government consultation paper is ‘conceptually completely inept and confused’.

A revitalised system of social protection is needed that builds on the original post-war consensus, according to the Compass think tank.

Each EU member state should develop a comprehensive anti-poverty strategy, and set 'ambitious, effective' poverty and social targets, says a European campaign network. It highlights the need to ensure that austerity measures do not drive an increase in poverty and exclusion.

There is no simple link between high wealth inequality and high income inequality, according to a new study by researchers at the London School of Economics.

Inequality of opportunity is directly linked to income inequality in a range of different countries, finds a new study from an international research forum.

There are two PSE surveys:

Myths and misunderstandings fuel stereotypes that have a negative impact on people living in poverty in the UK, according to a series of essays published in New Statesman magazine.

This website explores how to define, measure and tackle poverty in ways that can be applied to all countries – whether high, middle or low income.

Poverty campaigners and think tanks have voiced disappointment over the 2013 Budget statement, accusing the Chancellor of doing little or nothing to help those on the lowest incomes.

An extra 200,000 children will be pushed into absolute poverty by the coalition's policy of capping annual increases in many benefits and tax credits, according to an estimate released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

An extra 200,000 children will be pushed into absolute poverty by the coalition's policy of capping annual increases in many benefits and tax credits, according to an estimate released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Tax and benefit changes announced by the Chancellor in his 2012 Autumn Statement will mean an extra 200,000 children living in poverty by 2017-18, according to a new analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research think tank.

Wealth taxes are in need of comprehensive reform, according to a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research. But the authors stress the need for an approach that takes into account the political realities facing politicians attempting to introduce change.

Tax and benefit changes announced by the Chancellor in his 2012 Autumn Statement will mean an extra 200,000 children living in poverty by 2017-18, according to a new analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research think tank.

Observed patterns of poverty in Europe are strongly affected by the way they are measured, says a new paper from an EU-funded research project.

Rapid progress is being made in reducing poverty in developing countries, according to new analyses based on the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). A United Nations agency report says the growth of developing countries is reducing poverty on an 'unprecedented' scale.

The coalition's new universal credit system has been described as a 'leap into uncharted territory' in a paper from the OECD in Paris. The positive impact in reducing poverty and increasing equality will probably be more than offset by previous benefit cuts, it points out.

Inequalities are a 'global challenge', says a new report from United Nations agencies. Similar kinds of inequalities are faced in common by people across the world, and they have deep consequences for everyone in society.

The effectiveness of anti-poverty strategies depends heavily on boosting employment, argues a new policy paper. Policies that focus on income redistribution are not enough by themselves.

Social and economic change in Europe is driving the creation of  low-wage service jobs that constitute a new 'underclass', according to a study funded by the European Commission.

A new analysis has shown that tax and benefit changes under the coalition government, combined with low wage growth, will leave 690,000 more children living below the minimum income standard by 2015.

43 bishops of the Church of England have signed a letter to the Sunday Telegraph warning that benefits cuts being proposed by the coalition will have a 'deeply disproportionate' effect on children.

More than one million children living in poverty in England are missing out on free school meals, according to research from a children's charity. The Children's Society says there are some areas where more than two-thirds of children in poverty are missing out.

Three steps to measuring poverty

This is how the PSE project measures poverty:

The potential for a fairer distribution of income has been highlighted in a report from the High Pay Centre. It charts the 'meteoric' rise in pay for those at the top of the distribution, and gives examples of how the resulting inequalities could be flattened out.

Good progress is being made in implementing the 'troubled families' programme, according to the coalition government.

The coalition government is guilty of deliberately misrepresenting the plight of people in poverty, argues a hard-hitting new report by a group of Churches. Evidence and statistics have been 'skewed' in order to put the blame for poverty at the door of poor people themselves, it says.

Governments in both developed and developing countries are not taking widely agreed-upon steps in critical areas known to make a difference to children's opportunities, according to a new report.

Global poverty is increasingly becoming a matter of domestic inequality, according to a new study.

Fuel poverty can have severe and life-long effects on children, according to a new report from the Association for the Conservation of Energy.

A broader poverty measure is needed for older people that looks beyond low income, according to research published by the Department for Work and Pensions.

The negative effects of proposed benefit changes on people in Northern Ireland have been highlighted in a report from an Assembly committee.

Children are the age group in Europe at the highest risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to a new statistical report from the European Commission. And the relative risk for children in the UK is greater than the average for EU countries as a whole.

There are marked variations in people's access to essential services in Europe, hampering their ability to participate fully in society, according to a new study published by the European Commission.

A universal payment of €50 per month per child aged under six could take 800,000 children out of poverty across Europe, according to a study commissioned by the European Commission into the potential effects of introducing a child basic income.

Fears have been highlighted that children's nutrition is suffering as a consequence of the economic recession, following a new survey of professionals working with children.

EU member states are being urged to tackle child poverty and social exclusion through multi-dimensional approaches, in an important strategy statement issued by the European Commission. The statement accompanies a wider package of proposals on social investment in the EU.

Tax systems in developed countries generally become less progressive at higher income levels, says a new working paper from the OECD in Paris.

EU member states are being urged to tackle child poverty and social exclusion through multi-dimensional approaches, in an important strategy statement issued by the European Commission. The statement accompanies a wider package of proposals on social investment in the EU.

Rates of child poverty vary widely between different local areas, according to a 'map' of poverty rates produced by the End Child Poverty campaign coalition.

The rapid increase in poverty-related hunger in Britain means the government risks breaching international human rights obligations, a group of charities has reportedly warned.

More people want to see higher benefits spending than the number wanting further cuts, according to a new opinion poll reported in New Statesman.

People in Wales will suffer annual benefit cuts totalling at least £590 million by 2014-15, according to a study commissioned by the Welsh Government. Families with children will lose out the most, the analysis concludes, along with those on low-to-middle incomes.

The coalition needs to urgently review its approach to reducing child poverty, says a new report from the National Children's Bureau.

Rising house prices in the period before the global financial crash had the effect of reducing overall wealth inequalities in Britain, according to a paper from LSE academics.

Tweet this page