Living with hardship 24/7: the diverse experiences of families in poverty in England

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Living with hardship 24/7

The diverse experiences of families in poverty in England

By Carol-Ann Hooper, Sarah Gorin, Christie Cabral and Claire Dyson (November 2007)

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This ground-breaking report from The Frank Buttle Trust, University of York and the NSPCC looks in depth at the experience of families living on a low income in both affluent and deprived neighbourhoods.

Families who participated came from a range of ethnic backgrounds. They were contacted through Children’s Services, voluntary organisations and schools. Based on interviews with parents, children (aged five - 11) and professionals, the findings highlight the need for more recognition of the many ways in which poverty impacts on families’ lives and for a holistic approach to supporting parents and children.

The Frank Buttle Trust, the NSPCC and the University of York, working in partnership developed the research on which this report is based. The research project was funded by the Big Lottery Fund. The research was undertaken by the University of York and the NSPCC Child Protection Research Department.

The final report is available to download from The Frank Buttle Trust website. www.buttletrust.org .

Related reading

Coulter, D. (2008). Living with hardship 24/7: policy implications (PowerPoint, 30KB) . A presentation given at the Living with hardship 24/7: implications for safeguarding conference (28 January 2008: London).

Dyson, C. (2008) Poverty and child maltreatment . NSPCC child protection research briefing. London: NSPCC.

Gorin, S. et al (2007). Findings from research into parenting on a low income: stress, support and children’s well-being - implications for practice (PowerPoint, 872KB) . A presentation given at the Community Care Live 2007 Children and Families conference (11 October 2007: London).

Gorin, S. et al (2008). Living with hardship 24/7: implications for safeguarding (PowerPoint, 867KB) . A presentation given at the Living with hardship 24/7: implications for safeguarding conference (28 January 2008: London).

Hooper, C. A., Gorin, S., Cabral, C. and Dyson, C. (2007). Poverty and 'place': does locality make a difference? (PDF). Poverty , 128(Autumn): 7-10.

Statham, J. (2007) The effect of family poverty on children. Community Care , 1701 (29 Nov): 24-5.