Index indicators
Arguments
Poorer people don’t have a buffer against economic shocks![Poorer people don’t have a buffer against economic shocks](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.super.so%2F03f51344-31a4-4cd4-8699-526fe796a0ee%2Fimages%2F41895ae7-ea6a-4e83-86db-8b8779dec8cd.jpg&w=1080&q=90)
Poorer people don’t have a buffer against economic shocks
![Poorer people don’t have a buffer against economic shocks](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.super.so%2F03f51344-31a4-4cd4-8699-526fe796a0ee%2Fimages%2F41895ae7-ea6a-4e83-86db-8b8779dec8cd.jpg&w=1080&q=90)
The rising costs of living hit poorer households harder![The rising costs of living hit poorer households harder](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.super.so%2F03f51344-31a4-4cd4-8699-526fe796a0ee%2Fimages%2Fa7b31dde-c544-415b-8ad4-517e61f20c63.jpg&w=1080&q=90)
The rising costs of living hit poorer households harder
![The rising costs of living hit poorer households harder](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.super.so%2F03f51344-31a4-4cd4-8699-526fe796a0ee%2Fimages%2Fa7b31dde-c544-415b-8ad4-517e61f20c63.jpg&w=1080&q=90)
Cited policy reports or articles
Falling further behind: hardship among benefit capped families as prices rise![Falling further behind: hardship among benefit capped families as prices rise](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.super.so%2F03f51344-31a4-4cd4-8699-526fe796a0ee%2Fimages%2Fcb10a02e-9dd9-4628-a125-6c2dee742e87.jpg&w=1080&q=90)
![Falling further behind: hardship among benefit capped families as prices rise](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.super.so%2F03f51344-31a4-4cd4-8699-526fe796a0ee%2Fimages%2Fcb10a02e-9dd9-4628-a125-6c2dee742e87.jpg&w=1080&q=90)
Falling further behind: hardship among benefit capped families as prices rise
June 21, 2022
Not heating, eating or meeting bills: managing a cost of living crisis on a low income![Not heating, eating or meeting bills: managing a cost of living crisis on a low income](https://images.spr.so/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/j42No7y-dcokJuNgXeA0ig/bbbd7ac0-cd50-4283-b9a6-fe6e6f03fbbb/1800_-_2j6bw9x_1/w=1080,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Not heating, eating or meeting bills: managing a cost of living crisis on a low income
June 29, 2022
Pre-pandemic relative poverty rate for children of lone parents almost double that for children living with two parents![Pre-pandemic relative poverty rate for children of lone parents almost double that for children living with two parents](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.super.so%2F03f51344-31a4-4cd4-8699-526fe796a0ee%2Fimages%2F183c7ab9-1537-4025-a2ae-adaff8682dbd.jpg&w=1080&q=90)
![Pre-pandemic relative poverty rate for children of lone parents almost double that for children living with two parents](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.super.so%2F03f51344-31a4-4cd4-8699-526fe796a0ee%2Fimages%2F183c7ab9-1537-4025-a2ae-adaff8682dbd.jpg&w=1080&q=90)
Pre-pandemic relative poverty rate for children of lone parents almost double that for children living with two parents
July 4, 2022
Cited attitudinal and framing research
Stories from partner organisations
I didn’t know how I was going to pay my bills or feed myself and my daughter![I didn’t know how I was going to pay my bills or feed myself and my daughter](https://images.spr.so/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/j42No7y-dcokJuNgXeA0ig/e7ce1866-93b6-4da6-9948-1753228d9ae4/1902_Aneita-CL01018_Internal-use-only-768x512/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
I didn’t know how I was going to pay my bills or feed myself and my daughter
Aneita talks about how a problem with her tax credits meant she was forced to use a food bank