Barriers to escaping the low-pay no-pay cycle for disadvantaged parents.

Fuertes, Vanesa

Abstract

Poverty is a dynamic process that reflects the shifting nature of individual and
household income. Drawing on the findings of a research study supported by
the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as part of their Recurrent Poverty
programme, this paper will explore: (a) the structural barriers that
disadvantaged parents encounter when trying to escape the low-pay no-pay
cycle, defined as repeated movements into and out of low paid employment;
and (b) various potential solutions to some of the issues identified.
The study explores, in various regions of Scotland, the experience of poverty
for a number of disadvantaged parents throughout the course of their life

Citation

Fuertes, V. (2010). Barriers to escaping the low-pay no-pay cycle for disadvantaged parents.

• Conference Name: Social Policy Association Annual Conference
• Start Date: Jul 5, 2010
• End Date: Jul 7, 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Deposit Date: Apr 20, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 20, 2011
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Low-pay-no-pay cycle; recurrent poverty; household poverty; disadvantaged parents; structural barriers
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4348