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In Poverty

becoming a single mother can lead to bad finances
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: 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
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: Can schools do more to support children’s mental health?

As CAMHS is overstretched and underfunded, schools are being called to step up and support children with their mental health
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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
In Poverty

#InPoverty: Overweight and trying for a baby? The NHS’s lack of fertility support

Although 60% of adults are overweight, women are being denied access to fertility treatment with no assistance because of their size
In Poverty

#InPoverty: Millennials are the ones left to pick up the mess of generation X

A competitive job market and rising day-to-day costs concludes Cardiff millennials will continue to struggle thanks to generation X’s greed
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: What to do if you’re having trouble with Universal Credit

What are the consequences and who can you turn to if your Universal Credit payment is wrong? People in the system speak out
In Poverty

#InPoverty: Are shipping container homes what homeless families want?

To help the thousands of people waiting to be homed in the city, Cardiff council has installed shipping containers for them to live in
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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In Poverty

#InPoverty: When you can’t afford to eat, nutritional food isn’t on the menu

As the number of people in food crisis increases in South Wales, we ask if there’s a choice when it comes to hunger versus health
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