Poverty
Research Topic
Language: English
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Research problems linked to this topic
- What more can be done to improve how we identify vulnerable populations and those facing multiple disadvantage? What is the role of data collection and data sharing in this?
- How effective has government’s cost of living support been?
- Improved knowledge of the harms and impacts of SOC activity, including the economic impact.
- How can the benefit system best help low income and vulnerable households with their housing costs? What is the impact of DWP’s expenditure on housing support? What factors impact on evictions, homelessness and rough sleeping? How effective are policies designed to reduce homelessness?
- How can we most effectively implement nature-based solutions, such as tree planting and peatland restoration, to address climate change, support progress to net zero carbon emission, reduce biodiversity loss and prevent poverty?
- What additional labour market barriers do those from disadvantaged groups (such as ex-offenders, homeless people), face? How can DWP best support those with multiple, complex needs to gain and retain employment?
- Factors contributing to vulnerability to exploitation, interventions for different groups and individuals, and approaches to targeting these interventions.
- How can the debt recovery system best identify & protect vulnerable households, and consider financial stability & resilience and sustainable repayments?
- What lessons can be taken from early prevention strategies targeted at vulnerable groups (e.g. those at risk from domestic violence, rough sleeping and homelessness)? What implications do they have for effective policy design?
- To what extent could increased progression help to move individuals out of poverty? How should in-work progression support be targeted?
- How do climate risks interact with socio-economic factors and vulnerabilities? Where do inequalities lie, and how can access to adaptive benefits be maximised for the most socially vulnerable/disadvantaged in society?
- What factors and conditions increase/decrease the chance of successful community-led initiatives (including those which seek to strengthen social infrastructure and social capital) in areas of high deprivation. What makes some areas with the same socio-economics and demographics achieve different outcomes?
- How does investment in the environment bring benefits to society, including through health, wellbeing, and natural capital? Who are the beneficiaries and how do we quantify and communicate those benefits – and costs?
- What impact do food insecurity and other disparities have on the consumer and the food system?
- How might the COVID-19 pandemic affect homelessness and rough sleeping in the longer term?
- What does the evidence show are the principal causes of deprivation?
- What are the real-world barriers that prevent land-users (for example farmers) taking up low/negative carbon measures, and how can these be overcome? How can we improve the estimation and validation of take up for these practices?
- What impacts has COVID-19 had on income poverty, material deprivation and the cost of living?
- How has rising inflation impacted on the living standards for different groups?
- What is the impact of increased trade and investment on poverty reduction in developing countries?
- What is known about drivers and barriers to parental engagement in their children’s education in the home? How can improvements in the home-learning environment mitigate the effect of disadvantage on pupils’ attainment?
- What is the impact of under-attainment for disadvantaged students on future skills needs and participation in HE?
- How have disabled people been affected by the recent Cost of Living challenges, compared with non-disabled people, and have they sought out extra resources to help them cope?