Welfare queens and benefit broods: women get the blame
by Keetie Roelen Picture this: You’re a mother of a new-born. It’s only been a few weeks since you gaveContinue Reading
discussing the hidden sides of poverty
by Keetie Roelen Picture this: You’re a mother of a new-born. It’s only been a few weeks since you gaveContinue Reading
2021 is almost behind us. It’s been a hectic year for Poverty Unpacked. We published 12 podcast episodes and almostContinue Reading
Imagine having to choose between turning on the heating, buying food or getting your child a school uniform. These areContinue Reading
Children growing up in poverty experience disadvantage in housing, schooling and later on in employment, giving them an unfair chanceContinue Reading
by Madison Little and Keetie Roelen In short: it depends… Providing parents with cash is now common practice across theContinue Reading
Secure employment and affordable housing: the two most desired goals of many millennials in the UK. Yet so often theyContinue Reading
Social services around the world are rapidly being digitised. It is cheaper and more efficient, and it can improve theContinue Reading
by Keetie Roelen A few weeks ago, I asked for your help to identify terms that we use to describeContinue Reading
A dominant narrative within politics and media in the UK and elsewhere is that for one group to gain, anotherContinue Reading
There is a splintering among those living in poverty with those in ‘deep poverty’ having lost the most in theContinue Reading