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The Psychology of Poverty and Welfare Reform

Posted on October 10, 2013 by

In the last few weeks in the UK there has been a surge in high profile figures – from TV chef’s to government ministers – blaming ‘poor people’ for their poverty. In this guest post, Joe Penny from the new … Continue reading →

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Money worries are cognitive handicap for poor people

Posted on October 6, 2013 by

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, but am only just now getting around to it. At the end of August, Science published a paper showing that worrying about money has a significant impact on poor people’s … Continue reading →

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