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In Poverty

In Poverty

#InPoverty: How do we ensure the homeless have an equal chance to vote?

The homeless already face an uphill struggle to get their voice heard, and the introduction of voter ID could make things worse
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#InPoverty: Fluidity Freerun Academy fight for funding to heat their premises

Cardiff is home to one of the UK’s best parkour training facilities. But the local community of freerunners are struggling to keep the lights on
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: Personal Independence Payment has affected the lives of many

PIP was meant to be efficient and easy to claim but for disabled people this has led to their loss of independence
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: Mental health aftercare for female refugees in the Welsh capital

UK asylum seekers are more likely to suffer poor mental health than the general public. Are Welsh charities helping female refugees?
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: What will it take to bring the arts to Adamsdown’s community?

Not safe, not attractive, and a ‘tough’ place to be - this is still how this underserved area is perceived. So how could culture bloom?
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: Does Wales’ asylum plan tie in with the reality of life as a refugee?

A Syrian refugee discusses the struggles faced by the displaced in light of Wales’ plan to care for asylum seekers
In Poverty

#InPoverty: Wales’ hidden gambling problem costs our NHS millions per year

As gambling addiction is recategorised as a public health issue, is enough being done for the 95,000 problem gamblers in Wales?
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: Too bad to stay, too poor to leave? The price of being a single mother

For many women, becoming a single parent is incredibly painful. What happens when this choice means facing poverty?
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: Almost half of prisoners in Cardiff are homeless once released

A look at why released prisoners are going into homelessness and entering a cycle of reoffending after serving their sentence
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#InPoverty: Why no one is talking about hunting as a solution to poverty

Veganism is not the only option for those unhappy with factory-farming practices, and America may hold the answer
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