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Domestic abuse recovery

#InPoverty: Is enough being done to help homeless women fleeing abuse?

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13 Dec 2019
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Hannah Ryan
Reports of a clear link between vulnerable women fleeing from abuse and sliding into poverty as a result flood in
A pile of money

#InPoverty: In-work poverty rises despite the introduction of the living wage

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13 Dec 2019
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Michael Thomas-Owen
In-work poverty rises in Wales with single parents and part time employees hit the worst. Will the living wage alleviate poverty in Cardiff?
Prisoner behind a fence

#InPoverty: Almost half of prisoners in Cardiff are homeless once released

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13 Dec 2019
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Amy Fretwell
A look at why released prisoners are going into homelessness and entering a cycle of reoffending after serving their sentence
Rubicon Dance student dances in their studio on Nora street

#InPoverty: What will it take to bring the arts to Adamsdown’s community?

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13 Dec 2019
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Elissa Abou Merhi
Not safe, not attractive, and a ‘tough’ place to be - this is still how this underserved area is perceived. So how could culture bloom?

#InPoverty: Wales’ hidden gambling problem costs our NHS millions per year

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13 Dec 2019
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Joe O'Connor
As gambling addiction is recategorised as a public health issue, is enough being done for the 95,000 problem gamblers in Wales?
People from unprivileged backgrounds find opera and other classical arts too expensive and 'not from them'

#InPoverty: What barriers divide people in poverty and the arts?

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13 Dec 2019
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Andrea Gaini
Many people from unprivileged backgrounds in Wales aren’t engaging with the arts because of cultural and economic barriers
BAME woman leaving Wales

#InPoverty: Why skilled young BAME women see their future outside Wales

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13 Dec 2019
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Priyankaa Joshi
Faced with discrimination, bias and high unemployment rates, women of colour are being forced to take their skills elsewhere
Mark Lewis stands in the open doorway of the City United Reform Church cafe

#InPoverty: A harrowing look at the struggles LGBT+ refugees face

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13 Dec 2019
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Maude Agombar
LGBT+ refugees face persecution over sexuality in their home nations; with no benefits or opportunity to work, how do they survive?
Homeless man sat outside of shop

#InPoverty: Employment may be the final frontier for Cardiff’s homelessness

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13 Dec 2019
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Georgina Cartwright
As homeless people struggle to find shelter on Cardiff's streets, the answer to homelessness is on the doorsteps that provide employment

#InPoverty: The barriers faced by pregnant women seeking sanctuary

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13 Dec 2019
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Ceryn Evans
How is Cardiff supporting pregnant asylum seekers and refugees to ensure they are engaging with essential maternity care?
becoming a single mother can lead to bad finances

#InPoverty: Too bad to stay, too poor to leave? The price of being a single mother

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12 Dec 2019
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Emily Ellis
For many women, becoming a single parent is incredibly painful. What happens when this choice means facing poverty?
Hassam Allahham looking into the camera

#InPoverty: Does Wales’ asylum plan tie in with the reality of life as a refugee?

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12 Dec 2019
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Peter Wolinski
A Syrian refugee discusses the struggles faced by the displaced in light of Wales’ plan to care for asylum seekers
mental health crisis in schools

#InPoverty: Can schools do more to support children’s mental health?

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12 Dec 2019
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Sorcha Hornett
As CAMHS is overstretched and underfunded, schools are being called to step up and support children with their mental health
person walking with a walking frame

#InPoverty: Personal Independence Payment has affected the lives of many

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12 Dec 2019
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Vittoria Zerbini
PIP was meant to be efficient and easy to claim but for disabled people this has led to their loss of independence

#InPoverty: Overweight and trying for a baby? The NHS’s lack of fertility support

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12 Dec 2019
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Georgia Buchanan
Although 60% of adults are overweight, women are being denied access to fertility treatment with no assistance because of their size

#InPoverty: Millennials are the ones left to pick up the mess of generation X

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12 Dec 2019
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Jack Wynn
A competitive job market and rising day-to-day costs concludes Cardiff millennials will continue to struggle thanks to generation X’s greed
in poverty - universal credit

#InPoverty: What to do if you’re having trouble with Universal Credit

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12 Dec 2019
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Kaiya Simon
What are the consequences and who can you turn to if your Universal Credit payment is wrong? People in the system speak out

#InPoverty: Are shipping container homes what homeless families want?

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11 Dec 2019
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Alex Myles
To help the thousands of people waiting to be homed in the city, Cardiff council has installed shipping containers for them to live in

#InPoverty: How do we ensure the homeless have an equal chance to vote?

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11 Dec 2019
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Sean Rees
The homeless already face an uphill struggle to get their voice heard, and the introduction of voter ID could make things worse
Tesco Finest Chicken Soup

#InPoverty: When you can’t afford to eat, nutritional food isn’t on the menu

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11 Dec 2019
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Chelsea Davies
As the number of people in food crisis increases in South Wales, we ask if there’s a choice when it comes to hunger versus health

#InPoverty: The hidden hygiene poverty crisis rising across Wales

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14 Dec 2018
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Kirstie Sutherland
With more seeking help to afford even the most basic of toiletries, what is being done to guarantee the human right to cleanliness?

#InPoverty: Is Welsh heritage the answer to Cardiff’s poverty problem?

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14 Dec 2018
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Andrew Lloyd
Cardiff Story Museum is aiming to tackle poverty by utilising the rich supply of welsh culture and heritage

#InPoverty: Welsh employment is on the up yet child poverty is still a concern

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14 Dec 2018
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Lydia Caunce
Are statistics showing a rise in employment an attempt to conceal that Wales has the highest child poverty in the UK?

#InPoverty: Is sport becoming less accessible for those who can’t afford it?

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14 Dec 2018
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Elis Williams
Sports facility closures are hugely problematic when it comes to encouraging young people from deprived backgrounds into sport

#InPoverty: What can be done about dangerous rough sleeping this winter?

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14 Dec 2018
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Matthew Bassil
Staying outside in winter can be deadly, but despite the numbers sleeping rough, homeless shelters say they are not at capacity

#InPoverty: Then and now, the link between poverty and prostitution

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14 Dec 2018
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Anya Walsh
Throughout history and to this day, poverty is often the underlying cause of prostitution. Looking back, we see very little has changed
This little alien seems quite down to Earth about empty buildings © Oliver Cuenca

#InPoverty: Why are homes allowed to stand empty in a housing crisis?

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14 Dec 2018
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Oliver Cuenca
“What on Earth are they doing allowing people to live and die on the street when buildings like this are sitting empty?”

#InPoverty: Children without books could be hit hardest by gap in council budget

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14 Dec 2018
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Louella Berryman
Cardiff council has a £35 million gap in its budget – what will this mean for libraries and communities who use them?

#InPoverty: Why LGBTQ people are over-represented within homeless statistics

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14 Dec 2018
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Juliette Rowsell
With 1 in 4 homeless people identifying as LGBTQ in Wales, is enough being done to tackle the problem of LGBTQ homelessness?

#InPoverty: What it’s like to experience redundancy in your twenties

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14 Dec 2018
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Kathryn Morgan
Losing a job is never pleasant, but with shop closures and precarious startups, younger people are just as likely to face redundancy
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