Edited by John MeadowcroftThe authors argue that UK welfare policies are actually promoting poverty. By targeting lone parents for additional support, the government has encouraged self-defeating behaviour that increases long-term hardship and family breakdown. Lone parent families are far less likely to leave poverty at any point in their lives compared with couple families.
John Healey, Local Government Minister, has called for the retail sector and local authorities to work more closely to bring investment to deprived areas. The benefits of collaboration are that local authorities can improve the lives of their residents by tapping into the retail potential in their areas and provide an entry point to employment. At the same time, deprived areas offer commercial opportunities for retailers to fill a gap in the market.
Grants of between 10,000 – 500,000 pounds from the Big Lottery Fund will be made available to charities and voluntary sector organisations for research in the areas of health and social wellbeing. Exceptional projects will qualify for up to 1 million pound grants. Applicants who need extra support will be able to apply for development grants of up to 10,000 pounds to help develop their research proposal.
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