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14/09/2012
Study contradicts official USA poverty figures
Poverty in the USA has fallen by 12.5 percentage points over the past 40 years, according to a new paper – contrary to official government statistics showing a rise in the number of people in poverty. Researchers argue that a more accurate picture is given by looking at changes in consumption rather than income. They also advocate improved income measures that remove bias in official price indices. On the basis of these alternative measures, they conclude: 'We may not have won the war on poverty, but we are certainly winning'.
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12/09/2012
One in five children in USA living in poverty
More than one in five children in the USA are living in poverty, according to new figures released by the official Census Bureau. The report also reveals growing inequality between 2010 and 2011, and a decline in median household income.
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03/09/2012
Number of Scottish families relying on charity doubles
Thousands of people in Scotland are being forced to rely on charities for food handouts, according to new evidence. A report charts the numbers of clients of Scottish citizen's advice bureaux who have made a charitable application, and also records information from charities themselves about the increasing demand for food parcels. Problems in the benefits system are identified as the major factor.
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31/08/2012
Perceived necessities of life ‘strikingly consistent’
'Striking' consistency is found in the things that different groups of people perceive to be the 'necessities of life' in the UK today, according to a new study. The working paper – part of the Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK project – used focus groups to examine people's perceptions of poverty, social exclusion and living standards.
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22/08/2012
The Poverty and Social Exclusion project, Mike Tomlinson
Presentation to University College Cork, Poverty Methods Summer School in June 2012.
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22/08/2012
Welfare services ‘less effective’ than cash benefits in reducing inequality and poverty
Welfare services help to reduce inequality and poverty in European countries, according to a new study. But they are not as effective as cash benefits.
Researchers examined the impact of welfare services, such as education and healthcare, on inequality and poverty in 21 EU countries, by reference to a hypothetical situation in which no publicly provided services existed.
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07/08/2012
Material deprivation linked to economic stress
Basic deprivation is the key dimension associated with economic stress, according to a study funded by the European Commission.
Researchers examined the relationship between material deprivation and economic stress in European countries, using data from the 2009 European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). Stress was measured by reference to how difficult households felt it was to make ends meet.
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16/07/2012
‘Serious failure’ of Europe 2020 over anti-poverty strategies
The Europe 2020 project has so far failed to promote coherent anti-poverty strategies, campaigners say. And the UK is ranked below the average on its approach to most poverty and social exclusion issues.
The European Anti-Poverty Network has looked at all the available reports submitted by member countries on progress towards the Europe 2020 goals (to reduce poverty and/or social exclusion by at least 20 million by 2020). They then rank countries on issues such as the effectiveness of policies to tackle child poverty, and measures to ensure an adequate minimum income and social protection.
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27/06/2012
Better skills ‘to cut poverty’
Improving people’s skills over the rest of this decade will cut both absolute and relative poverty, according to three linked reports.
The Joseph Rowntree study looks at the relationship between income inequality, poverty and skills.
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26/06/2012
‘Little evidence’ for culture of dependency
There is little evidence to support the idea of a growing ‘culture of dependency’, according to a study of the causes of poverty. The evidence instead highlights the important role for policy – especially on family-related benefits, work incentives and job creation.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation study looks at what causes poverty, and tries to separate out the roles of factors such as family, employment, geography, education and culture.
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