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Perceptions of poverty levels: a long view
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Clery (@liz_clery), who works with the amazing NatCen team that are responsible for the British Social Attitudes Survey. The latest British Social Attitudes report came out in July, and it pointed out a … Continue reading
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Tagged political attitudes, politics of inequality, poverty, public opinion
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Does the new poverty measure fully capture disability poverty?
In recent years, we have seen fierce political battles over what poverty is, and the best way of measuring it. The Social Metrics Commission (SMC) is therefore a brave venture – to get a politically diverse group of people to agree how … Continue reading
Can poverty rise while inequality is flat?
I recently saw a great post about how there’s been a big increase in inequality within the bottom half of the income distribution (between the 3rd and 1st (bottom) deciles) from 1996-2008, which then fell but rose again 2011-2016. The … Continue reading
The Habits of Highly Annoying Get-Rich Gurus
Sorry for the extended holiday hiatus everyone. Both Brendan and I have been really busy and have struggled to find time for blogging. But now we’re back, so why not let us start the year with something horribly depressing and … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Ramsey, get-rich, habits, poor people, poverty, rich people, Tom Corley
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The problem of low pay
Low pay is a huge problem in the UK. Of the 11 million people currently living in poverty, 6 million have jobs. Some of this is due to under-employment – people who work, but can’t get full-time hours – but … Continue reading
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Tagged low pay, low wages, minimum wage, poverty, tax credits, unemployment
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Money worries are cognitive handicap for poor people
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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Tagged Anandi Mani, bad decisions, cognitive function, financial concerns, mental handicap, money worries, poor people, poverty
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The surprising truth about benefits stigma in Britain
This article was originally posted on the LSE Politics & Policy blog – it’s a co-written post by me, Kate Bell and Declan Gaffney, based on our new report on the stigma of claiming benefits that came out last week. If you don’t pay … Continue reading
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Tagged disability, political attitudes, poverty, public opinion, welfare payments
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Adding Health Care Spending to the Poverty Equation
I discussed the challenges of measuring poverty in the United States in a three part series on this blog last year. The official poverty line is based on pre-tax income adjusted for household size. The main alternative to the official … Continue reading
How much is health care worth to the poor?
In my very first Inequalities blog post I considered the argument that the United States has a more generous safety net for the poor than conventional comparisons with European states would suggest because we spend so much on public health … Continue reading
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Tagged health insurance, measurement, poverty, theorising inequality
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Give George W. Bush Some Credit for this Community Health Success
The United States does not have a National Health Service – certainly nothing that we could display with a choreographed song and dance routine – but the federal government does support an extensive network of safety net health clinics. According … Continue reading
