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#InPoverty: What can be done about dangerous rough sleeping this winter?

Staying outside in winter can be deadly, but despite the numbers sleeping rough, homeless shelters say they are not at capacity
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#InPoverty: In-work poverty rises despite the introduction of the living wage

In-work poverty rises in Wales with single parents and part time employees hit the worst. Will the living wage alleviate poverty in Cardiff?
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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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#InPoverty: A harrowing look at the struggles LGBT+ refugees face

LGBT+ refugees face persecution over sexuality in their home nations; with no benefits or opportunity to work, how do they survive?
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#InPoverty: The awful “circle of decline” of social isolation and rural poverty

Rural poverty is off the beaten track, but 23% of rural Wales is in poverty, and stuck in a cycle of few services and social isolation
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#InPoverty: Why LGBTQ people are over-represented within homeless statistics

With 1 in 4 homeless people identifying as LGBTQ in Wales, is enough being done to tackle the problem of LGBTQ homelessness?
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#InPoverty: Children without books could be hit hardest by gap in council budget

Cardiff council has a £35 million gap in its budget – what will this mean for libraries and communities who use them?
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#InPoverty: Then and now, the link between poverty and prostitution

Throughout history and to this day, poverty is often the underlying cause of prostitution. Looking back, we see very little has changed
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#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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#InPoverty: The hidden hygiene poverty crisis rising across Wales

With more seeking help to afford even the most basic of toiletries, what is being done to guarantee the human right to cleanliness?
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