This page presents some real-life stories from or about people who have experiences of (or perspectives on) unfairness as a result of the gaps highlighted here. In most cases these are links to content created and hosted by partner organisations. For suggestions from us and others on how to use narratives to communicate your key messages, see our framing advice page.
Why should someone who is in a really vulnerable position pay more?
Why should someone who is in a really vulnerable position pay more?
Paulette describes her experiences of living with the poverty premium by paying additional costs for a prepayment meter
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
If my rent goes for one month without being paid, then I’m homeless
If my rent goes for one month without being paid, then I’m homeless
Joanna talks about how her monthly paycheque is not enough to cover her rent, food, bills and other family essentials
I’m a teacher, I’m a single mother, I have a sick son, and yet this is our only option
I’m a teacher, I’m a single mother, I have a sick son, and yet this is our only option
Georgina talks about the challenges of living with her young son in a tiny one-bedroom flat that is plagued with rats
If you grow up in poverty, there are so many more things against you
If you grow up in poverty, there are so many more things against you
Two friends, Amelia and Naomi, share their different experiences of poverty and the impact it has had on them
It's not fair to expect people and their children to hop about from home to home
It's not fair to expect people and their children to hop about from home to home
Lucie talks about the regular stress and upheaval for her and her children of having to move seven times in the last 11 years
It's always going through my head - am I falling behind?
It's always going through my head - am I falling behind?
Kaydence lives in a remote area of Scotland and has been home-schooling while caring for her disabled sister
British children in poverty with no beds to sleep in or clean clothes to wear
British children in poverty with no beds to sleep in or clean clothes to wear
This documentary explores how cuts to children's services are affecting the poorest families and disrupting their children’s education
NHS nurse and single mum living on just £24 a week after bills
NHS nurse and single mum living on just £24 a week after bills
Heather says she has to take on extra shifts rather than spend time with her children, even working during her holiday
I made money by betting inequality was going to destroy our economy
I made money by betting inequality was going to destroy our economy
City trader turned campaigner Gary Stevenson on how our current economic system is broken, and rewards speculation
I don’t know how my school would function without teaching assistants
I don’t know how my school would function without teaching assistants
Southampton headteacher Sian Carr talks about the impact of the cost of living crisis on teaching assistants
A society deeply divided between the haves and have-nots ceases to function normally
A society deeply divided between the haves and have-nots ceases to function normally
Graham Hobson, Photobox founder, talks about how unjustifiably excessive pay for CEOs creates social, economic and political problems
Tax is your contribution back to the society that enabled you to accumulate wealth in the first place
Tax is your contribution back to the society that enabled you to accumulate wealth in the first place
Graham Hobson, the founder of Photobox, talks about why he believes that the wealthy should pay more tax
The cost for our daughter to attend nursery is more than our mortgage
The cost for our daughter to attend nursery is more than our mortgage
Megan talks about how, although she is training full-time as a midwife, she only gets 15 hours of free childcare per week
I didn’t get the support I needed because of resourcing issues
I didn’t get the support I needed because of resourcing issues
People talk about their experiences of not being able to access the health and care support that they needed
Paying a higher rate of tax on earnings above £200k is not going to make you poor, is it?
Paying a higher rate of tax on earnings above £200k is not going to make you poor, is it?
Gemma McGough argues that millionaires like her should be taxed more to tackle inequality and support public services
Breathing clean air is every child's human right - governments have a duty of care
Breathing clean air is every child's human right - governments have a duty of care
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah talks about her daughter Ella, who died at the age of seven as a result of air pollution
I’ve had worse care from the NHS because of who I am
I’ve had worse care from the NHS because of who I am
People talk about their experiences of discrimination in the health and care system because of their background
These days, we shouldn’t be treated like second-class citizens
These days, we shouldn’t be treated like second-class citizens
People talk about how disabled people, neurodiverse people and their loved ones feel when struggling to get support
The outsized carbon footprints of the super-rich
The outsized carbon footprints of the super-rich
Billionaires have carbon footprints that can be thousands of times higher than those of average citizens, even in the richest countries