Index indicators
Arguments
Poorer people don’t have a buffer against economic shocks
Poorer people don’t have a buffer against economic shocks
The rising costs of living hit poorer households harder
The rising costs of living hit poorer households harder
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
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
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
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
Aneita talks about how a problem with her tax credits meant she was forced to use a food bank
