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Cycles of poverty, unemployment and low pay

Chris Goulden

9 February 2010

Families can move in and out of poverty, with some of them becoming trapped in a cycle. What causes this and how does it relate to unemployment and low pay?

This Round-up:

  • summarises four projects focusing on the low-pay/no-pay cycle;
  • examines relevant current UK policy and practice;        
  • suggests ways to create longer-lasting routes out of poverty, particularly in relation to job security and wage levels.

The four reports summarised in this Round-up are:

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Only the summary of this publication seems to be available for download at the moment.

Will the full report be made available?

Hi Michael. Sorry for any confusion caused.

This publication is actually a summary of the four previous publications mentioned. There is no accompanying full report.  

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