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In Poverty

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#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: 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
mental health crisis in schools
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#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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#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: 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: 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
Domestic abuse recovery
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#InPoverty: Is enough being done to help homeless women fleeing abuse?

Reports of a clear link between vulnerable women fleeing from abuse and sliding into poverty as a result flood in
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#InPoverty: How the Welsh government ensure dignity for students with periods

The Welsh government have finally secured funding to tackle period poverty in schools, but is the problem about more than just money?
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#InPoverty: Are cuts to creative subjects endangering diversity in the arts?

With the budget for music in schools being sliced thinly and private tuition on the rise, what is the cost of musical talent?
becoming a single mother can lead to bad finances
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#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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