Unless you have been living under a rock, you are probably aware of the issues people in the UK are currently facing regarding the cost of living. While I understand that this is not a UK-only issue, this is where I am based. So, this will be where I am focussing my attention for the… Continue reading #NotMyGovernment
Category: poverty
Poverty Never Goes Away
For most of my life, I have been poor. At times, this has meant living in genuine poverty. There have been times when things have been better and times when things have been worse, but I have mostly been hovering somewhere around that hypothetical ‘poverty line’. Even when my husband and I were working 5 jobs… Continue reading Poverty Never Goes Away
The Truth About Low Income Families
the British public in general have formed an image of what they think a low income household looks like. An image which I think is not only wrong, but also