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Corona-Finance: The Virus is the Tip of the Iceberg
It was disappointing but little surprise that the government showed, yet again, its blindspot to the financial needs of low…
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‘Money Talking’ – No Time To Stay Silent
As I began to speak, it seemed as if everyone around the table pushed their chairs back, folded their arms…
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Living Hand To Mouth
Joanne was one of the first to attend our 3 Bs money skills training days. Our Peer Worker, Martin, had…
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The Baby and the Bath Water
When councillors in Newcastle described Universal Credit as “a disaster for many people”, there weren’t many who work with claimants who would…
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Wanted: Some Leadership on Poverty
I’ve spent the past few weeks looking for like-minded stakeholders in the fight against poverty. We need to join up…
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Nurturing Habits One Pence at a Time
In this month’s issues of the Quids In Readers Club emails, (our digital offer to low income subscribers), we’ve been…
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10 Years of Fighting This Corner
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I can’t believe it’s been ten years since we launched Quids in!. It’s been quite a…
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Worse than Injustice: State Aided Abuse
Every day another example of what’s wrong with Universal Credit (UC) seems to hit the headlines. The Siege of Caxton…
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Balancing the Budget at Both Ends
This month, Quids in! is looking at ‘income maximisation’. We’re looking at anything people in poverty can do to bring in a…
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Poverty targets hit? Who knew?
According to the Resolution Foundation, the UK hit its targets to reduce poverty in recent years. The claim comes some…