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These two concerns are brought together in Oxfam’s Doughnut model, which visualizes a space between planetary boundaries and a social floor where it is environmentally safe and socially just for humanity to exist. Here, The UK […] View resource Briefing paper The Tax Dodging Bill: What it is and why we need it 27/01/2015 1 documents 21 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Poverty in the UK Taxation Overview In a just tax system, everyone pays their fair share according to their means. But when those most able to pay can unfairly escape their contributions to society, the majority of people lose out. Inequality increases and there is less public money available to contribute towards improving the lives of the poorest. At a time […] View resource Research report How Effective are Benefits Sanctions? An investigation into the effectiveness of the post-2012 sanctions regime for Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants 12/12/2014 1 documents 32 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Poverty in the UK Social protection UK poverty Welfare Overview This report looks at the application of sanctions in the UK social security system. Sanctions are defined as the reduction or withdrawal of benefits from claimants on the grounds that they have failed to observe the conditions attached to their benefit claim. Whilst successive Governments have increased use of sanctions in the system, the current […] View resource Evaluation report Policy Influence in Scotland: Evaluation of Beyond the Horizon 21/11/2014 3 documents 39 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Advocacy Campaigning Civil society Community building Governance Inequality Local Government M&E Monitoring and evaluation Participation Policy influencing Poverty in the UK Research methods Scotland UK poverty Overview This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, randomly selected for review under the policy influence thematic area. This report documents the findings of a qualitative impact evaluation, carried out in February 2014 to assess the effectiveness of the ‘Beyond the Horizon’ project in Scotland. The ‘Beyond the Horizon’ project included […] View resource Research report Emergency Use Only: Understanding and reducing the use of food banks in the UK 19/11/2014 2 documents 120 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Benefit system Food banks Poverty in the UK UK poverty Overview The use of emergency food aid in the UK, particularly in the form of food banks, has dramatically increased over the last decade. Research was jointly conducted by Oxfam, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), the Church of England and The Trussell Trust to examine why people are turning to food banks, how food bank use […] View resource Research report Below the Breadline: The relentless rise of food poverty in Britain 09/06/2014 1 documents 46 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Food security Poverty in the UK Social protection UK poverty Welfare Overview Although the UK is the seventh richest country in the world, it is also deeply unequal, and millions of families across the UK are living below the breadline. Oxfam and Church Action on Poverty have calculated that 20,247,042 meals were given to people in food poverty in 2013/14 by the three main food aid providers. […] View resource Research report Empowering British Bangladeshi Women Through Small Enterprise? 01/06/2014 1 documents 82 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Enterprise development Poverty in the UK UK poverty WEE Women's economic empowerment Overview Most British Bangladeshi women do not have paid work, and the multiple barriers they face to employment are largely unaddressed by mainstream policies, leading to social exclusion and poverty. This study reviews the viability of supporting British Bangladeshi women to transition to self-employment. Findings suggest that British Bangladeshi women have a keen interest in economic […] View resource Research report Multiple Cuts for the Poorest Families: 1.75 million of the poorest families have seen their benefits cut to date due to welfare reform 22/04/2014 2 documents 16 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Poverty in the UK Social protection UK poverty Welfare Overview For a second year in a row, benefits values have increased below prices. At the same time, council tax support and housing benefit have been cut for 1.75 million of the poorest families in the UK. This leaves affected families with even less money to pay for essentials such as food, heating and transport. The […] View resource Media briefing A Tale of Two Britains: Inequality in the UK 17/03/2014 1 documents 4 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Finance Inequality Poverty in the UK Taxation UK poverty Welfare Overview Inequality is a growing problem in the UK. While austerity measures in Britain continue to hit the poorest families hardest, a wealthy elite has seen their incomes spiral upwards, exacerbating income inequality which has grown under successive governments over the last quarter of a century. Today, the five richest families in the UK are wealthier […] View resource Research report Truth and Lies about Poverty: Ending comfortable myths about poverty 10/12/2013 2 documents 34 pages long Languages: English, Welsh Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Discrimination Media Poverty in the UK Social protection UK poverty Welfare Overview Many people today believe that the key factors driving poverty in the UK are the personal failings of the poor – especially ‘idleness’. In this report, we expose the most prominent myths about poverty in the UK, which are frequently reinforced by politicians and the media. These myths allow the poor to be blamed for […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know