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This article reflects on research undertaken with low income households over a 12 month period following the 'credit crunch', a period characterised by rapid change to the financial landscape in the UK. It argues that people living on persistent low incomes were casualties of the economic 'boom' as they did not benefit from economic growth and of the 'bust' in that they most keenly felt the impact of the recession and the reaction of financial institutions to the new financial landscape. It concludes by arguing that, reflecting on the complexity of people's lives, addressing indebtedness requires a multi-faceted approach.

Babies and very young children in care often experience several changes of placement and carer, which can have a negative impact upon their long-term ability to develop secure attachments. Babies and Young Children in Care examines why babies enter care or accommodation and why securing their long-term future can be a lengthy process. It analyses the circumstances, characteristics and experiences of these young children before, during and after being looked after, including reasons for changes of carer and placement disruptions. It looks at how young children are affected by the lack of stabil

Abstract: The prison discharge grant is intended to meet prisoners' immediate needs on release and assist with living costs prior to their receiving their first benefit payment. It has been widely criticised for providing inadequate financial support, leaving prisoners with a gap in their finances on release. This article discusses the extent to which recent policy developments have been effective in closing this gap. The analysis is based on data from a longitudinal qualitative study of 40 prisoners who were tracked over a six‐month period following their release from prison. This research shows that despite new policy initiatives the prisoner finance gap remains.

This book considers the policy and legal context for young carers and their families in Great Britain and other countries. It focuses on the role and responsibilities of welfare professionals and organizations and offers guidance on how to offer the best support

The focus of this themed section is on identifying gaps in anti-poverty policy towards children and young people. The idea to address this question originated at the conference 'A Fairer Society? A Review of Policies for Vulnerable Groups' organised by the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) at Loughborough University in September 2006. The section offers a combination of papers from the conference (Bradshaw and Richardson; Smith; Sutton) and papers commissioned specifically to deal with gaps in anti-poverty policy towards children and young people (Lloyd; France; Phung). An overview of some useful sources has also been included (Davis and Sandu).

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Methodological Premises and Purposes -- SECTION ONE. Memory and Identity -- Chapter 1. Autobiographical Memory -- Chapter 2. Oral History and Remembering -- SECTION TWO. Qualities of Memory -- Chapter 3. Experience and Memory -- Chapter 4. Between Official and Vernacular Memory -- SECTION THREE. Media and Memory -- Chapter 5. Televised Remembering -- Chapter 6. Vernacular Remembering -- SECTION FOUR. Locations of Memory -- Chapter 7. Memoryscapes and Multi-Sited Methods -- Chapter 8. Ethnicity and Memory -- SECTION FIVE. Disturbed Memory -- Chapter 9. Painful Pasts -- Chapter 10. Disrupted Childhoods -- SECTION SIX. Confessing and Witnessing -- Chapter 11. Apologia -- Chapter 12. Testimony -- Bibliography -- Notes on Contributors -- Index