Resource Summary
The UK is in danger of sliding back into the “Two Nations” of the Victorian era marked by a widening gulf between mainstream society and a depressed and poverty-stricken underclass.
Breakdown Britain, which launched the Centre for Social Justice 20 years ago, conducted an unflinching inquiry into what life at the bottom of society was really like. This landmark report revisits key areas identified two decades ago as drivers of poverty, namely family breakdown, addiction, worklessness, serious personal debt, and educational failure. The analysis, conducted against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, sheds light on the exacerbated challenges faced by the most deprived communities.
Resource Information
| Format: | report or research |
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| Organisation: | The Centre for Social Justice |
| Themes: | accomodation and housing, education, training and employment, family, parenting and relationships, finance, benefit and debt, mental health, physical health and wellbeing |
| Funder(s): | Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), The Henry Smith Charity |
| Published: | December 2023 |
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