A topical look at news and views rarely touched on in the rest of the media Poverty magazine gives you the facts and figures, the people and policies in the fight against poverty. Authoritative and challenging information, analysis and debate on Britain’s changing social and economic landscape. Published three times a year (February, June and October) and available direct from CPAG at £3.95 per issue (incl. P&P). ISSN: 0 0032 5856 Poverty is CPAG’s membership journal and is supplied automatically as part of all four membership packages. A Secure Future? Social security and the family in a changing world Lisa Harker
Employment patterns and family structures have changed radically in the 50 years since the social security system was introduced. As a result, families with children are losing out. A Secure Future? examines a range of different models of social security and judges them against criteria that include the ability to support new and changing patterns of work and family life. It is the first publication to assess a wide range of options in such a systematic way. 'The need for fundamental reform, rather than the piecemeal reforms that have characterised social security policy since Beveridge, is one conclusion of (A Secure Future)...(a) valuable contribution to current debates about the future of work and should be of interest to everyone concerned with the problems of unemployment and low pay' Journal of Social Policy 48 pages 0 946744 79 3 1996 £5.95 Off The Map: The social geography of poverty Chris Philo (ed)
The first book to explore systematically the patchwork geography of poverty in the UK. Off The Map brings together a number of respected geographers to open a new window on current debates on the prevalence and character of poverty today. Among the themes emerging from this study are: the extent of rural poverty; the existence of a 'Celtic divide', with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland suffering disproportionately; how the better-off work alongside the poor in the new high-tech industrial areas; how the North-South divide is still very much with us. A unique assessment of the uneven spread of poverty and wealth. 'Yet another solid piece of research from CPAG...a welcome contribution to the debate' Voluntary Voice 'Offers a variety of perspectives using a range of data...with a human perspective to the experience of poverty' Journal of Social Policy 208 pages 0 946744 77 7 1995 £8.95 Education Divides: Poverty and schooling in the 1990s Teresa Smith and Michael Noble
The first book to bring together the views of parents and relevant research findings to show the impact of recent educational changes on poor children. Education Divides presents a stark picture of growing inequalities in funding, educational standards and quality. Today, children from poor families are less likely than their better-off peers to do well in examinations or to stay on in education – and the gap is widening. As well as showing the growth of inequalities, measures are proposed to create genuine equality of educational opportunity for all children. 'As this week's CPAG report finds, poor staying-on rates are still stubbornly linked to social disadvantage' Times Educational Supplement 'The first report to bring together a mass of statistics and research with the views of parents to show the impact of recent education policies on children from low income families...presents a stark picture of growing inequalities in funding, educational standards and quality' Head Teachers Review 160 pages 0 946744 76 9 1995 £7.95 Family Fortunes: Pressures on parents and children in the 1990s Sue Middleton, Karl Ashworth and Robert Walker
The first book to examine the economic and social pressures on both parents and children in Britain today. It includes the first poverty line for children to be drawn up and agreed by mothers from all walks of life. Uniquely, children speak for themselves about how they cope with pressures to spend, including peer pressure to conform. Parents explain the strategies they deploy to deal with their children's demands, and pressures from the media, the advertising industry and school are also examined. Family Fortunes is an original contribution to debates on poverty and relative deprivation, the meaning of participation in society and the realities of social exclusion. 'The most detailed recent study of the financial pressures facing parents in the 1990s' Advisory Centre for Education Bulletin 'The effective use of group discussions, listening to parents and children, has produced an excellent analysis of the reality of childhood poverty' Journal of Social Policy 'A unique survey which allows not only mothers, but children, to describe what is happening to them and how they feel' Labour Research 176 pages 0 946744 68 8 1994 £7.95 The Welfare State: Putting the record straight Carey Oppenheim
CPAG argues that government figures do not support the conclusion that social security spending will outpace economic growth in future years. The welfare state is facing a crisis, but not one about unaffordable costs. The real crisis is one of deepening poverty and inequality. This detailed rebuttal of much current thinking also puts the argument for tackling public debt through an active employment strategy and progressive taxation measures. 48 pages 0 946744 67 X 1994 £4.95 Putting The Treasury First: The truth about child support Alison Garnham and Emma Knights
Assesses the impact of the Child Support Act one year after implementation, presenting the views and experiences of parents directly affected, and also setting out CPAG's comprehensive alternative proposals to the scheme. 'The controversial Child Support Agency could face another shake-up after being the target of further damning criticism. (CPAG's report) said some struggling mothers, whom the Agency was supposed to help, were actually worse off' Daily Mail 'This is the first book to assess the impact on low income families...stimulating reading not only for those working in social policy and welfare rights but for anyone else interested in the wider issues of lone parent poverty' The Adviser 214 pages 0 946744 64 5 1994 £7.95 The Cost of a Child: Living standards for the 1990s Nina Oldfield and Autumn C S Yu
This research, carried out by the Family Budget Unit at the University of York, is the first systematic reassessment of the basic benefit scales since the Beveridge Report in 1948. The Cost of a Child uses two budget standards, or specific baskets of goods and services which when priced represent two standards of living. There is a modest-but-adequate standard representing the cost of the average child, and a low-cost budget reduced to necessities. Behind the statistics lie important findings for use in tackling current issues - including the position of lone parents, subsidised childcare, child benefit and levels of income support. 'This new research study adds to the growing evidence that income support – the safety net below which no-one's income should fall – does not meet even the most minimal needs of children' Legal Action 88 pages 0 946744 56 4 1993 £6.95 Robin Simpson and Robert Walker (eds)
Europe: for richer or poorer? looks at the consequences of EU developments for social policy and the poor. The authors examine not only the Social Chapter, but also moves to guarantee a minimum income and services for children throughout the EU. They analyse the different social policy traditions, including detailed comparisons of family benefits and childcare provisions, within each member state, the geography of poverty throughout Europe, and tendencies towards 'Fortress Europe'. Uniquely this analysis extends to the evolution of social policy in Eastern Europe, and the global impact of EU commercial policy on poorer countries outside the Community. In this challenging collection, the contributors (from the EU and beyond) consider whether this 'marriage' of member states will benefit primarily commerce, the workforce, or all residents of the European Union. 'Well researched and thought provoking' Labour Research 144 pages 0
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