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View article: Association between food insecurity, ethnicity, and mental health in the UK: An analysis of the Family Resource Survey
Association between food insecurity, ethnicity, and mental health in the UK: An analysis of the Family Resource Survey Open
The study aimed to assess the relationship between food insecurity and ethnicity in the United Kingdom (UK), and to explore how the relationship between food insecurity and mental health varies by ethnic group. Data from the 2019/20 Family…
View article: ‘The scales never seem to balance’: exploring the lived realities of poverty during the UK ‘cost-of-living crisis’ through participatory research
‘The scales never seem to balance’: exploring the lived realities of poverty during the UK ‘cost-of-living crisis’ through participatory research Open
Since late 2021, the term ‘cost-of-living crisis’, indicating decreased disposable incomes, has gained prominence in the UK. This study draws on the long-running online participatory research project Changing Realities, involving over 100 …
View article: The socioeconomic context of stigma: examining the relationship between economic conditions and attitudes towards people with mental illness across European countries
The socioeconomic context of stigma: examining the relationship between economic conditions and attitudes towards people with mental illness across European countries Open
Introduction Efforts to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness have intensified over the past 30 years with a particular focus on improving public attitudes. Difficult economic circumstances can be harmful to intergroup relations…
View article: Association between food insecurity, ethnicity, and mental health in the UK: An analysis of the Family Resource Survey
Association between food insecurity, ethnicity, and mental health in the UK: An analysis of the Family Resource Survey Open
Background Food insecurity is associated with mental ill-health, but there is limited evidence on ethnicity despite indication that minority ethnic groups are at risk of food insecurity and worse mental health. We assess the relationship b…
View article: Voices for change
Voices for change Open
The COVID-19 pandemic changed all of our lives, in fundamental and often difficult ways. But, for families already in poverty before the pandemic began, and for those pushed into poverty by the pandemic, there were often very particular pr…
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The COVID-19 pandemic changed all of our lives, in fundamental and often difficult ways. But, for families already in poverty before the pandemic began, and for those pushed into poverty by the pandemic, there were often very particular pr…
View article: It’s Our Story: Parents and Carers’ Experiences during the Pandemic
It’s Our Story: Parents and Carers’ Experiences during the Pandemic Open
Parents and carers taking part in the Covid Realities research programme came together to create a zine about their experiences during the pandemic, as well as focusing on what needs to change in the future and why. The zine was developed …
View article: Changes in children’s wellbeing in Bradford during COVID-19: The Born in Bradford COVID-19 longitudinal research study
Changes in children’s wellbeing in Bradford during COVID-19: The Born in Bradford COVID-19 longitudinal research study Open
Background: Concerns have been raised about the potential impact of COVID-19 and associated lockdown measures on child mental wellbeing, but emerging evidence suggests mixed results and there is a dearth of information from ethnically dive…
View article: Cost of living crisis: we cannot ignore the human cost of living in poverty
Cost of living crisis: we cannot ignore the human cost of living in poverty Open
Cost of living crisis: we cannot ignore the human cost of living in poverty Food and energy prices are already on the rise and look set to increase further, pushing up the essential costs of living.Ruth Patrick and Katie Pybus discuss the …
View article: Changes in children’s wellbeing in Bradford during COVID-19: The Born in Bradford COVID-19 longitudinal research study
Changes in children’s wellbeing in Bradford during COVID-19: The Born in Bradford COVID-19 longitudinal research study Open
Background: Concerns have been raised about the potential impact of COVID-19 and associated lockdown measures on child mental wellbeing, but emerging evidence suggests mixed results and there is a dearth of information from ethnically dive…
View article: Changes in children’s wellbeing in Bradford during COVID-19: The Born in Bradford COVID-19 longitudinal research study
Changes in children’s wellbeing in Bradford during COVID-19: The Born in Bradford COVID-19 longitudinal research study Open
Supplementary data tables and study materials
View article: The Early Warning System: how frontline evidence helps us understand the UK’s social security response to COVID-19
The Early Warning System: how frontline evidence helps us understand the UK’s social security response to COVID-19 Open
This article reports on the Child Poverty Action Group Early Warning System (EWS), a database of case studies representing social security issues reported directly by frontline benefits advice workers and benefit claimants. It outlines wha…
View article: Budget 2021: a missed opportunity to make permanent the £20 increase to Universal Credit
Budget 2021: a missed opportunity to make permanent the £20 increase to Universal Credit Open
Ruth Patrick, Kayleigh Garthwaite, Geoff Page, Maddy Power, and Katie Pybus comment on the government’s decision to extend the £20 uplift to Universal Credit by six months only. They argue that the increase should be a permanent one, as pa…
View article: “The reality is that on Universal Credit I cannot provide the recommended amount of fresh fruit and vegetables per day for my children”: Moving from a behavioural to a systemic understanding of food practices
“The reality is that on Universal Credit I cannot provide the recommended amount of fresh fruit and vegetables per day for my children”: Moving from a behavioural to a systemic understanding of food practices Open
Background:Evidence suggests that people living in poverty often experience inadequate nutrition with short and long-term health consequences. Whilst the diets of low-income households have been subject to scrutiny, there is limited eviden…
View article: “The reality is that on Universal Credit I cannot provide the recommended amount of fresh fruit and vegetables per day for my children”: moving from a behavioural to a systemic understanding of food practices
“The reality is that on Universal Credit I cannot provide the recommended amount of fresh fruit and vegetables per day for my children”: moving from a behavioural to a systemic understanding of food practices Open
Background: Evidence suggests that people living in poverty often experience inadequate nutrition with short and long-term health consequences. Whilst the diets of low-income households have been subject to scrutiny, there is limited evide…
View article: ‘We are constantly overdrawn, despite not spending money on anything other than bills and food’: a mixed-methods, participatory study of food and food insecurity in the context of income inequality
‘We are constantly overdrawn, despite not spending money on anything other than bills and food’: a mixed-methods, participatory study of food and food insecurity in the context of income inequality Open
This article reports on a participatory, mixed-methods study, of the causes and lived experiences of food insecurity in the context of an unequal city in England. Among families with young children, we find that income and housing tenure a…
View article: Functional assessments in the UK social security system: the experiences of claimants with mental health conditions
Functional assessments in the UK social security system: the experiences of claimants with mental health conditions Open
Eligibility for health-related income benefits in the United Kingdom is now determined through the use of functional assessments conducted by healthcare professionals. Claimant satisfaction with both Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and…
View article: How COVID-19 has exposed inequalities in the UK food system: The case of UK food and poverty
How COVID-19 has exposed inequalities in the UK food system: The case of UK food and poverty Open
This article draws upon our perspective as academic-practitioners working in the fields of food insecurity, food systems, and inequality to comment, in the early stages of the pandemic and associated lockdown, on the empirical and ethical …
View article: How COVID-19 has exposed inequalities in the UK food system: the case of UK food and poverty
How COVID-19 has exposed inequalities in the UK food system: the case of UK food and poverty Open
This article draws upon our perspective as academic-practitioners working in the fields of food insecurity, food systems, and inequality to comment, in the early stages of the pandemic and associated lockdown, on the empirical and ethical …
View article: How Covid-19 has exposed inequalities in the UK food system: The case of UK food and poverty
How Covid-19 has exposed inequalities in the UK food system: The case of UK food and poverty Open
This article draws upon our unique perspective as academic-practitioners working in the fields of food insecurity, food systems, and inequality to comment on the empirical and ethical implications of Covid-19 for socio-economic inequalitie…
View article: Discrediting experiences: outcomes of eligibility assessments for claimants with psychiatric compared with non-psychiatric conditions transferring to personal independence payments in England – ERRATUM
Discrediting experiences: outcomes of eligibility assessments for claimants with psychiatric compared with non-psychiatric conditions transferring to personal independence payments in England – ERRATUM Open
Discrediting experiences: outcomes of eligibility assessments for claimants with psychiatric compared with non-psychiatric conditions transferring to personal independence payments in England – ERRATUM - Volume 5 Issue 2
View article: Discrediting experiences: outcomes of eligibility assessments for claimants with psychiatric compared with non-psychiatric conditions transferring to personal independence payments in England
Discrediting experiences: outcomes of eligibility assessments for claimants with psychiatric compared with non-psychiatric conditions transferring to personal independence payments in England Open
Background Recent qualitative research suggests that changes to the way eligibility for welfare payments is determined in the UK may be detrimental to claimants with mental illnesses. No large-scale analysis has been undertaken to date. Ai…