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anxiety 44–45, 59, 60, 81, 121, 127, 131, 148, 154, 157. See also stress
bedroom tax 30, 123, 135, 173. See also Social Sector Size Criteria
benefits system vii, 11, 14, 48, 79, 192, 193
Beveridge’s ‘five giants’ 7
bills 34–35, 47, 81, 85–87, 87, 89, 93–94, 99–103, 107–109, 111–112, 117–119, 128, 144, 148, 150–151, 159, 166, 167, 186, 191, 194
Cameron, David 17
Child Benefit 12, 32–33, 37, 41–44, 69, 157, 162
child-care 23, 27, 29, 41, 63, 72, 83–84, 90–92, 127, 141, 153, 162, 164–165, 194
Childcare Act 2006 83
Child Poverty Act 2010 12
children vii, 3–5, 11–12, 15–16, 20, 28, 30, 33, 35–39, 41–43, 47–49, 51, 52, 53, 63–66, 68–69, 72–75, 78, 81–84, 87, 90–92, 96, 98, 100–101, 104–105, 118, 120, 124–126, 128, 130–131, 134–137, 140–144, 146–148, 150–151, 153–158, 160–162, 164–166, 168–172, 173, 177, 179, 181–183, 186, 190, 192, 199
Children’s Commission on Poverty 124–125
Child Tax Credit 11–12, 27, 32–33, 41–42, 50, 69, 73
Christmas 36, 96, 108, 111–112, 114, 116, 125, 138, 143–146, 160, 162, 165, 172–173
Coalition Government 2010-15 11, 13–15, 17, 20, 28, 30, 43, 78, 127, 189, 193–194
Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912 9
Comprehensive Spending Review 2010 13, 83
Connexions 134
Conservative Government 1979-83 194
Conservative Government 1992-97 9
Conservative Government 2015-17 11, 14, 30, 189, 194
Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 10, 77–78, 119
Council Tax 15, 30, 35, 44–47, 49, 52, 73, 87, 109–110, 112, 117, 119, 148–149, 160, 180
credit unions 48, 115–116, 145
debt vii, 5, 21, 32–33, 35–47, 50–52, 64, 68–69, 73, 74, 80–81, 84–87, 93–95, 97, 99, 101, 107–118, 119–120, 127–130, 132–133, 135, 148–149, 151, 155, 166, 180, 182–183, 190–191, 194, 199
diet 5, 126, 153, 155–156, 173
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) 12, 47, 191
Distributional Impact Assessment (DIA) 14
educational opportunity 41, 179–181, 183–185
eviction 43, 45, 123, 124, 191, 194
Fabian Women’s Group 3
Fair Wages Resolution Act 1891 9
fuel poverty 80–81, 99–100. See also heating
heating vii, 80, 82, 93, 100–103, 118–120, 124, 191. See also fuel poverty
holidays 33, 41, 61, 70–73, 88, 90, 93–94, 107, 135, 139–142, 144, 146, 149, 153, 155, 168–171, 181, 190
housing 5, 12, 32, 43–46, 49, 82, 113, 121–125, 127–128, 130, 130–132, 135, 160, 172, 173, 225
Housing Act 1980 122
housing security 74
Labour Government 1997-2010 10
landlords 43, 72, 82, 107, 113, 121–122, 128–133, 149, 172, 173, 194, 198
Liverpool City Action Group on Poverty 21
Liverpool City Council Action Group on Poverty 19
London Living Wage 10. See also National Living Wage (NLW)
Low Pay Commission 10
Major, John 9
maternity leave 37, 72, 90, 137
mental illness 8, 59, 62–63, 127–128, 134, 148, 173
Minimum Income Standard (MIS) 23–24, 197
National Living Wage (NLW) 10, 30–31. See also UK Living Wage; See also London Living Wage
National Minimum Wage 9–11, 13, 18, 29–30, 33–34, 39, 52–54, 65, 70, 73, 182
National Minimum Wage Act 1998 9
over-working 61
pay ‘bunching’ effect 30, 54, 193
poverty 3, 5–6, 8–9, 11–13, 20–23, 27–30, 32, 42, 54, 69, 78, 80–81, 99–100, 125–126, 148, 157, 190, 192, 199
privately rented sector 12, 23, 28, 35–36, 39, 41, 65–66, 80, 82–83, 100, 122–123, 128–132, 162
Relate 128
relationships 8–9, 22, 33, 58, 73, 113, 127–128, 159
religious celebrations 143. See also Christmas
rent 3, 35, 43, 45, 47, 52–53, 62, 72–73, 83, 87, 107–108, 111, 113, 119, 122, 129–133, 135, 148–149, 155, 166, 191, 199
Resolution Foundation 10, 16–17, 28–31, 225
Retail Prices Index (RPI) 10
Save the Children 11
school costs 194
Second World War 9
sick 60, 67, 70, 71, 75, 79, 108, 156
sick children 71, 154, 156, 165, 173, 190
sick days 70
social housing 14, 23, 28, 34, 39, 66, 73, 82, 101, 122, 129–130, 132–133, 173, 194
Social Sector Size Criteria 30. See also bedroom tax
Speenhamland System 13
stress 5, 44–45, 58–60, 62–63, 67, 74–75, 81, 112, 121, 128, 148–153, 157, 160–161, 177, 182, 190, 193. See also anxiety
Sure Start 90–91, 134, 142, 169
temporary contracts 41, 59, 74
Thatcher, Margaret 194
Trade Boards 9
Trade Boards Act 1909 9
transport 47, 78, 104–106, 119, 126, 199
Troubled Families programme 8
UK Living Wage 10–11. See also National Living Wage (NLW)
Universal Credit 11–12, 16, 48
utilities 199
Wage Councils 9
weekly spending 22
Welfare Reform Act 2012 11, 20, 30
Working Families Tax Credit 11, 158
zero-hour contracts 18, 30, 33, 54, 58, 58–60, 59, 60, 67, 71, 74, 91, 205