Daniel EdmistonRecruiting two postdoctoral researchers for WHOCOUNTS projectApplications are invited for two postdoctoral researchers to work on a 5-year project ‘Who Counts? Incorporating a ‘missing minority’ to...
dedmiston0Vital local support networks are an increasingly fragile lifeline in the cost-of-living crisisThe cost-of-living crisis is pulling low-income communities deeper into poverty. For those most vulnerable, support from family, friends,...
Daniel EdmistonFalling faster amidst a cost-of-living crisisThe rising cost of living in the UK is a social emergency, but not one that is being uniformly felt...
dedmiston0Universal Credit deductions and levelling downFailing to uprate benefits in line with inflation means the value of some of the main UK benefits fell to a fifty-year low last month....
Daniel EdmistonGetting the measure of deep poverty in the UK Declining poverty rates should offer little comfort to those concerned about the cost-of-living-crisis. Deep poverty has grown over the...
Daniel EdmistonThe depth and profile of UK poverty has changed considerablyTo fully understand the effects of COVID-19, we need to go beyond official poverty statistics.