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#InPoverty: Why skilled young BAME women see their future outside Wales

Faced with discrimination, bias and high unemployment rates, women of colour are being forced to take their skills elsewhere
In Poverty

#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: Why are homes allowed to stand empty in a housing crisis?

“What on Earth are they doing allowing people to live and die on the street when buildings like this are sitting empty?”
A shelter in a Calais refugee camp showing the words: where is humanity just tell me where?
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?
In Poverty

#InPoverty: Is sport becoming less accessible for those who can’t afford it?

Sports facility closures are hugely problematic when it comes to encouraging young people from deprived backgrounds into sport
People from unprivileged backgrounds find opera and other classical arts too expensive and 'not from them'
In Poverty

#InPoverty: What barriers divide people in poverty and the arts?

Many people from unprivileged backgrounds in Wales aren’t engaging with the arts because of cultural and economic barriers
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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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#InPoverty: Welsh employment is on the up yet child poverty is still a concern

Are statistics showing a rise in employment an attempt to conceal that Wales has the highest child poverty in the UK?
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#InPoverty: Why cosmetics are not simply a luxury, but a political tool

When millions are living below the breadline, what value can a beauty product hold? Studies show cosmetics are linked to earning potential
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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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