
Poverty in the UK
The Lived Experience
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 24. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
214 pages
978-1-041-07023-8 (ISBN)
Description
Poverty is a root cause and effect of many social inequalities in the UK, due to the disproportionate impact on those living in poverty of their access to basic resources, services and opportunities. This important book covers a wide range of experiences relating to the everyday realities of living in poverty, providing timely and relevant insights for all areas of social work practice.
Written by those with lived experience of poverty, each chapter dives into a key topic related to poverty in the UK, including parenting, schooling, housing and homelessness, mental health, cancer, disability, trauma and addiction, as well as discussions related to being in prison, a refugee, a carer, or care experienced. Taken together, these insights will help readers to develop and inform their appreciation of the challenges and potential solutions required to advocate for those in poverty.
Offering bitesize formal knowledge on UK legislation and policy, alongside reflective activities which foster criticality and transformative learning, this book will be of great interest to professionals, academics and students in the fields of social work, social care, health, education, police work and media, as well as students and academics of sociology and the social sciences more broadly.
Written by those with lived experience of poverty, each chapter dives into a key topic related to poverty in the UK, including parenting, schooling, housing and homelessness, mental health, cancer, disability, trauma and addiction, as well as discussions related to being in prison, a refugee, a carer, or care experienced. Taken together, these insights will help readers to develop and inform their appreciation of the challenges and potential solutions required to advocate for those in poverty.
Offering bitesize formal knowledge on UK legislation and policy, alongside reflective activities which foster criticality and transformative learning, this book will be of great interest to professionals, academics and students in the fields of social work, social care, health, education, police work and media, as well as students and academics of sociology and the social sciences more broadly.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
1 s/w Tabelle, 1 s/w Abbildung, 1 s/w Zeichnung
1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-07023-8 (9781041070238)
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Book
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Routledge
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E-Book
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Routledge
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E-Book
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Routledge
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Persons
Mel Hughes is Professor of Social Work at Bournemouth University, Academic Lead for the PIER Partnership and Deputy Director of the Research Centre for Seldom Heard Voices.
Debbie James, mother of two adults, is a writer and performer with The Outsiders Project, Community Commissioner with BCP Poverty Truth 1, and an active member of Bournemouth University's PIER partnership.
Carrie-Anne Mizen is a parent and silent activist against poverty, and a trustee of the poverty truth network.
Debbie James, mother of two adults, is a writer and performer with The Outsiders Project, Community Commissioner with BCP Poverty Truth 1, and an active member of Bournemouth University's PIER partnership.
Carrie-Anne Mizen is a parent and silent activist against poverty, and a trustee of the poverty truth network.
Content
Introduction 1.What poverty means to me 2.Understanding poverty in the UK 3.Co-creating solutions to poverty in the UK 4.Poverty and cancer 5.Poverty and being a carer 6.Poverty and being care experienced 7.Poverty and disability 8.Poverty and homelessness 9.Poverty and housing 10.Poverty and mental health 11.Poverty and prison 12.Poverty and raising a disabled child 13.Poverty and being a refugee 14.Poverty and school 15.Poverty, trauma and addiction 16.Poverty and where you are from Conclusion