Poverty Blog Articles for Schools, Parents and Businesses

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How to Cope with High Energy Costs

Posted on: Dec. 22, 2023

Energy poverty, also known as heating poverty, has become a major problem in recent years. The cost of living crisis has meant that many people are having to choose between ‘heating or eating’. They can either spend money on food or pay for gas…

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The Homelessness and Temporary Housing Crisis

Posted on: April 8, 2021

The terms ‘homeless’ and ‘temporary housing’ are becoming increasingly commonplace. The amount of people and families who have no permanent place to live and who are on a waiting list for housing (or counting down the days until they are homeless) is a…

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Fuel Poverty — The Stone Cold Reality

Posted on: Jan. 25, 2021

Fuel poverty is a very real issue. As with food poverty, it affects every member of a low-income household. Fuel poverty can be defined as: ‘A situation where members of a household cannot afford to keep adequately warm at a reasonable cost, given their…

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Children and Food Poverty During the Pandemic

Posted on: Jan. 23, 2021

An issue that has been discussed frequently during the coronavirus pandemic is that of food poverty. The campaign to reinstate free school meals was championed by footballer and food poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford MBE. This led to a turnaround by the…