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Poverty & social exclusion
in the UK
Asylum, migration and poverty
Participation of people in poverty
Gender, diversity and poverty
Income, debt and dignified work
UK Poverty Programme publications booklet (1,489K PDF)
A selection of publications from the UK Poverty Programme and our partner organisations and allies.
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Poverty &
social exclusion in the UK
Making
UK poverty history (90K PDF)
What is poverty in the UK really like? Who is most affected? What
action can ordinary people take to make a difference, and help make
poverty in the UK history? This short pamphlet is full of facts
and ideas for action.
Oxfam GB, BOND, End Child Poverty Coalition and the TUC, October
2005
Policy Hub
(external link)
This site has been developed by the Cabinet Office Government Social
Research Unit to improve the way public policy is shaped and delivered.
It aims to promote strategic thinking and improve policy making
and delivery across government.
Facts about carers (external link)
There are around 6 million
carers in the UK, approximately 12% of the population. Many carers across the country are living in poverty and face isolation and ill-health.
Carers UK, July 2005
Breadline
Britain (external link)
The BBC has launched Breadline Britain, a website that focuses on
poverty in the UK after 60 years of the welfare state.
BBC, July 2005
One
hundred years of poverty and policy (external link)
A review of poverty in Britain over the last 100 years, to mark
the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s centenary. The authors explore
how the concept of poverty has changed through the years, and trace
the evolution of policies implemented to address it. The analysis
includes developments under Thatcher, Major and Blair and concludes
by looking to the continuing political challenge that is likely
to intensify as the 21st century progresses.
Howard Glennerster, John Hills, David Piachaud, Jo Webb, Joseph
Rowntree Foundation, December 2004.
Progress on poverty,
1997 to 2003/4 (external link)
Findings of a recent study looking at progress towards
reducing poverty in the UK since 1997. The study was undertaken
by Holly Sutherland, Tom Sefton and David Piachaud from the University
of Cambridge and the London School of Economics and offers very
detailed analysis.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation, October 2003
From
the Cradle to the Grave (44k PDF)
A short report published for the UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty
which shows that Wales has some of the highest poverty-related statistics
in the UK.
Oxfam Cymru and the Anti-Poverty Network Cymru (APNC), October
2003
UK
National Action Plan on Social Inclusion 2003-2005 (external
link)
This plan, published by the government Department of Work and Pensions,
outlines the most important issues for the UK in the fight against
poverty and social exclusion from 2003–05.
Department of Work and Pensions, July 2003
 Beyond
Civil Rights: Developing Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights in
the United Kingdom
A paper which considers the impact of the inclusion of civil and
political rights in the October 2000 Civil Rights Act in the UK,
and argues for extension to economic, social and cultural rights.
Sandy Ruxton and Razia Karim. Oxfam GB and Justice, October 2001
Responsibility
For All: A National Strategy For Social Inclusion (external
link, includes an Executive Summary)
The result of a year long study conducted by the Fabian Society
and New Policy Institute.
Catherine Howarth, Peter Kenway and Guy Palmer, first published
January 2001
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Asylum, migration
and poverty
ECRE Refugee Stories Project
The Refugee Stories project has recorded the experiences of 120 men and women seeking protection in the EU, resulting in a selection of powerful and frank accounts of what it means to be an asylum seeker or refugee in Europe today. The project involves partner agencies in 12 EU countries and is co-funded by the European Refugee Fund, Oxfam, UNHCR and the Dutch Refugee Council.
Prisoners of terrorism? The impact of anti-terrorism measures on refugees and asylum seekers in Britain
This qualitative study aimed to explore refugees’ and asylum seekers’ views and experiences of the impact of anti-terrorism measures on their lives. 10 focus groups were held across Britain, with a total of 67 participants from refugee and asylum seeking communities.
Anja Rudiger, A Refugee Council Research Report prepared with a grant from Oxfam GB, February 2007
A Stronger Voice
This report by The Migrants Resource Centre documents how migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers view and experience poverty and social exclusion in UK society today. It presents the findings of a number of workshops organised by the Anti-Poverty Group at the Migrants Resource Centre in London. These were part of the UK-wide Get Heard project, feeding into the 2006 National Action Plan on Social Inclusion. Produced with support from Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme.
The Migrants Resource Centre with support from Oxfam GB, June 2006
First do no harm: denying healthcare to people whose asylum claims have failed
This report looks at the impact that the NHS Charging for Overseas Visitors Regulations has on failed asylum seekers who need hospital care. Patients denied treatment for cancer and pregnant women forced to give birth alone at home are among the cases highlighted in the report, which calls on the government to restore access to hospital care for asylum seekers whose claims have failed, and on the Health Select Committee to conduct an inquiry into the impact of the regulations across England and Wales.
Refugee Council with support from Oxfam GB, June 2006
Asylum and the Media in Scotland (1.5MB PDF)
A report on the portrayal of Asylum in the Scottish Media undertaken by the Oxfam Asylum Positive Images Network and Glasgow Caledonian University. The monitoring took place over a three-month period in late 2004, it monitored all the articles appearing in a sample of Scottish newspapers on the subject of refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK.The research provides a baseline of information that complements the work of previous studies, but which is uniquely Scottish in context.
Oxfam Asylum Positive Images Project and Glasgow Caledonian University, June 2006
'Primary'
Added June 2006
The short video PRIMARY is an innovative production by the Glasgow-based media co-op, and funded by the Oxfam UK Poverty Programme (UKPP). media co-op is a non-profit co-operative of professional film makers, who trained young asylum seekers to use video cameras to film and interview their own classmates. Together they have created a profound and inspiring piece of film.
media co-op and Oxfam, June 2006
Fair
Play: refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland – a guide for
journalists (52pp, 1.17MB PDF)
Accurate and balanced reporting on asylum within the Scottish media
is crucial to challenging racism and harassment, informing public
perceptions of asylum and helping people seeking asylum to safely
rebuild their lives and settle in Scotland. This guide aims to improve
the quality of asylum debate in the UK by providing journalists
in Scotland with essential information to enable high standards
of reporting.
Oxfam GB, Amnesty International Scotland, Scottish Refugee Council
and the National Union of Journalists, July 2005
Foreign Territory: the internationalisation
of EU asylum policy
Report presenting an agenda for action to ensure that the internationalisation
of asylum policy pays full regard to the rights and protection of
individuals. The report is based on the experience of Oxfam GB in
Europe and in refugee situations worldwide, and includes policy
analysis and original research into refugee realities in Sri Lanka,
Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania.
Oxfam GB, May 2005
What's
going on? A study into destitution and poverty faced by asylum seekers
and refugees in Scotland (656K PDF)
An Oxfam-funded study analysing grants issued by the Refugee Survival
Trust between from 2000-2004. The results reveal the main causes
and effects of poverty and destitution amongst people seeking asylum
in Scotland.
Refugee Survival Trust, April 2005
‘Tell
it like it is’: the truth about asylum (77K PDF)
Refugee Action teamed up with the Refugee Council, the Scottish
Refugee Council, the Welsh Refugee Council and STAR (Student Action
for Refugees), to launch a pocket guide for anyone wanting the facts
about asylum at their fingertips during the 2005 general election
campaign.
Refugee Action, February 2005
Let’s Talk to the Media
Based on the experience of the Refugee Media Group in Wales, of
which Oxfam is a member, the purpose of this practical guide is
to encourage accurate asylum reporting and ensure the voices of
men and women asylum seekers and refugees are heard. It is intended
as a guide for refugee community organisations, or any local groups,
who wish to engage with the media in ‘positive images’
work.
Refugee Media Group, November 2004
Hungry
and homeless: the impact of the withdrawal of state support on asylum
seekers, refugee communities and the voluntary sector (external
link, 1.5MB pdf)
This research report investigates the real impact Section 55 is
having on asylum seekers, charities and the refugee community, and
reveals that Section 55 is, in fact, forcing many asylum seekers
into destitution.
The Refugee Council, supported by Oxfam GB, April 2004
Migration
and development
Oxfam written submission for the UK Parliament International Development
Committee, recommending that UK and EU governments reframe their
migration policies to integrate social and economic development
in migrants’ home countries with entry and integration in
host societies.
Oxfam GB, November 2003
Beyond
the headlines
Oxfam report outlining an agenda for action to protect civilians
in neglected conflicts. Includes a chapter on refugee protection
and asylum.
Oxfam GB, September 2003
Myths and realities
– Asylum in the UK
Explores some of the misconceptions surrounding asylum issues in
the UK and looks at how they have come about. It also outlines the
work of the Oxfam UK Poverty Programme in challenging these.
Oxfam GB, September 2003
A
joint statement on the withdrawal of asylum support for in-country
applicants
Oxfam, the Refugee Council, Shelter, Amnesty International UK,
Asylum Rights Campaign, CRISIS, JCORE, JCWI, Maternity Alliance,
Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, Migrant Helpline,
Refugee Action and Refugee Arrivals Project, January 2003
Poverty
and Asylum in the UK (652K PDF)
This report highlights the extent to which asylum seekers are experiencing
poverty, shows that asylum seekers' needs are not being adequately
met by current state provision, and makes a series of recommendations
for reform.
Oxfam GB and the Refugee Council, July 2002
Oxfam’s
Response To HM Government’s White Paper On Immigration, Citizenship
And Asylum: Secure Borders, Safe Haven: Intergration with Diversity
in Modern Britain
A comprehensive analysis of Oxfam’s concerns regarding the
direction of asylum policy.
Oxfam GB, March 2002
A
joint statement on the forthcoming white paper on asylum, migration
and citizenship (134K PDF)
Amnesty International, Oxfam and the Refugee Council, February
2002
Proposed
reforms to UK Asylum policy – Oxfam’s response
A description of the reforms outlined in the speech to the House
of Commons by the Home Secretary, the Rt. Hon. David Blunkett MP,
on October 29th 2001, with Oxfam's response, December 2001
Oxfam GB, December 2001
Welcome
or Over Reaction? Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Welsh Media
(152K PDF)
Analysis of how the Welsh media reported on asylum issues between
August and December 2000.
Asylum Seekers and Refugees Media Group, March 2001
Asylum:
The truth behind the headlines
Asylum seekers press report exploring how adverse media coverage
in the Scottish press has affected asylum seekers in Scotland. Includes
recommendations to ensure fair reporting in the future.
Oxfam GB, 2001
Scrap it!
Brief outline of the campaign against asylum vouchers which Oxfam
and many other organisations and individuals took part in.
Oxfam GB, November 2001
Token
Gestures
A report highlighting the impact the voucher scheme was having on
asylum seekers in the UK.
Oxfam GB, the Refugee Council, and the Transport and General
Workers Union, December 2000
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Participation
of people in poverty
No more sticky dots: making progress with Participatory Appraisal in Salford (1,584K PDF)
This new report from Oxfam describes the experience of using PA to facilitate community involvement in regeneration work in the Charlestown and Lower Kersal New Deal for Communities area in Salford in the North of England. The lessons shared in this report will help others to understand what is different about PA, as well as highlighting the positive impact that PA can have on regeneration in the UK.
Charlestown and Lower Kersal NDC and Oxfam GB, October 2005
Breathing life into democracy: the power of participatory budgeting
(194K PDF)
A detailed overview of the origins and development of participatory
budgeting (PB), why it is important today and what its key strengths
and weaknesses are.
Community Pride Initiative and Oxfam, February 2005
Bringing
budgets alive: participatory budgeting in practice (261K PDF)
A practical guide to participatory budgeting: how to do it and what
tools and techniques can help you.
Community Pride Initiative and Oxfam, February 2005
Get
Heard: National Action Plan on Social Inclusion 2006 participation
toolkit
A practical toolkit designed to help people experiencing poverty
in the UK participate in the development of the Government's next
National Action Plan on Social Inclusion.
Social Policy Task Force and the Department for Work and Pensions,
September 2004
What
men and women want: a practical guide to gender and participation
This major new publication from Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme, based
on our experience working with a partner organisation in Wales,
offers a thorough exploration of gendered participatory appraisals.
Oxfam GB, August 2004
Making
waves in Walsall: Learning from the success of the Participatory
Appraisal Network (432K PDF)
This 36 page report provides an introduction to Participatory Appraisal
(PA) and documents the success of the Walsall PA Network.
Oxfam GB, Walsall Participatory Appraisal Network, and the Centre
for International Development and Training at the University of
Wolverhampton, March 2004
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From
input to influence: Participatory approaches to research on poverty
This study gives a UK overview of 'participatory' approaches, which
respect the expertise of people with direct experience of poverty
and give them more control over the research process and more influence
over how findings are used.
Fran Bennett with Moraene Roberts, Joseph Rowntree Foundation,
March 2004
Have
you been PA’d? Using Participatory Appraisal to shape local
services (292K PDF)
This report introduces Participatory Appraisal, showing what it
is and what it can achieve, using two community health projects
as examples.
East End Health Action, Greater Easterhouse Community Health
Project, Greater Glasgow NHS Board and Oxfam GB, June 2003
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Fifty
voices are better than one (712K PDF)
Combating social exclusion and gender stereotyping in Gellideg,
in the South Wales Valleys.
Gellideg Foundation Group and Oxfam GB, March 2003
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A
Citizen’s Budget: Regenerating local democracy through community
participation (1138K PDF)
Regenerating local democracy through community participation in
public budgeting.
Community Pride Initiative, November 2000, includes update July
2002
Participatory
Appraisal Review Workshop (808K PDF)
Report following a workshop run by Oxfam GB with trainers and partners
using PA .
Oxfam GB, April 2001
PA
for all? Issues concerning the use and development of Participatory
Appraisal in the UK (156K PDF)
A summary of discussions at the above workshop.
Oxfam GB, April 2001
Listen
hear: The right to be heard
Summary of the report of the Commission on Poverty, Participation
and Power
UK Coalition Against Poverty, January 2001
Reaching
the parts… Community mapping: Working together to tackle social
exclusion and food poverty (order online)
A report of participatory appraisal in Brighton, Coventry and Leicester,
involving the local community in local food economies and developing
innovative solutions to obtain a healthy diet.
Vicky Johnson and Jacqui Webster. Sustain, Oxfam GB and Development
FOCUS, 2000
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Gender, diversity
and poverty
A
Change in Thinking: Gender Budgeting - now's the time
A Change in Thinking is a CD Oxfam has put together with its partners
to show how gender budgeting can deliver better value services for
both women and men. We spoke to people across the UK who are conducting,
lobbying for or benefiting from gender budgeting at local and national
level. We hope the results will encourage government use of gender
budgeting techniques.
Oxfam GB, May 2006
Gender
Budgeting as a means to fulfil Public Sector Duty on Gender
(27kb pdf)
This paper explores how gender budgeting will be a useful tool to
monitor performance delivery of the Public Sector Duty on Gender
Equality.
Wales Gender Budget Group, February 2006
Gender
budgeting: what can it mean for Wales? (30kb pdf)
Wales Gender Budget Group
Advancing Equality for Men and Women: Oxfam GB response to Government proposals to introduce a public sector duty to promote gender equality (223K PDF)
Oxfam's key concerns to Government proposals, including: the importance of a strategic approach; issues of structural inequality between men and women; the effects of the proposals on men as well as women; equal pay and women experiencing poverty; the importance of gender-disaggregated data; and the process of conducting Gender Impact Assessments.
Oxfam GB, January 2006
Accounting
for Gender – Support for Work in South Bank and Grangetown
(653K PDF)
A gender analysis of the Job Connect employment service from Redcar
and Cleveland Borough Council. Findings revealed a quality service,
but one that met men's needs more than women's.
Romi Jones and Julia Lyford, Fourth Action, on behalf of South
Bank Women's Centre, Oxfam and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council,
March 2005.
Into the lion’s
den: a practical guide to including women in regeneration
Gender is an important but often neglected aspect of regeneration
work in the UK. This guide aims to develop the capacity of community-based
groups in regeneration areas by providing the tools and techniques
for them to hold decision-makers to account. It follows the examples
of three local women’s groups who worked to ensure that they
were involved in local regeneration initiatives.
Oxfam GB, July 2005
Women’s
and children’s poverty: making the links (external link)
This report explores the links between women’s and children’s
poverty. The key message is that women are ‘shock absorbers’
in the home, and that government targets to reduce child poverty
cannot be successfully achieved without attention to women's poverty.
The report is based on both academic and experiential expertise
in this field.
Ruth Lister and WBG Poverty Working Group, Women’s Budget
Group, March 2005
Gender
and the reality of regeneration: a tale of two cities – conference
report (347K PDF)
Report from the UK's first national conference on gender and regeneration,
organised by Regional Action West Midlands (RAWM) and Oxfam’s
UK Poverty Programme in March 2004.
Nikki van der Gaag, Oxfam GB, October 2004
Gender:
at the heart of regeneration (196K PDF)
Leaflet giving the facts about why gender is a neglected issue in
regeneration, plus recommendations and case studies.
Oxfam GB, March 2004
Gender
Profile of South Yorkshire's Labour Market 2000
This collection of gender-disaggregated statistics looks at men
and women’s education, employment, unemployment and inactivity
and the gender pay gap in key towns of South Yorkshire.
Sue Yeandle, Lisa Buckner, Tony Gore and Ryan Powell of the
Centre for Social Inclusion, Sheffield Hallam University for the
South Yorkshire Objective 1 Programme Directorate, July 2004
Gender
Equality and Men: learning from practice (order online, price
£12.95)
Based on work with men from a range of countries including the UK,
this book aims to provide a critical account of practical experience
of work with men for gender equality.
Ed. Sandy Ruxton, Oxfam GB, June 2004.
What
is Gender Budgeting? (634K PDF)
A ten page booklet about gender budgeting produced by the Wales
Gender Budget Group. Also available in Welsh as Beth
yw Cyllidebu ar sail Rhyw? (636K PDF)
Wales Gender Budget Group, June 2004
Fairness
for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights - Oxfam’s
response to the White Paper (157K PDF)
Oxfam's response to the UK Government’s proposals to establish
a Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR).
Oxfam GB, August 2004
Oxfam
GB’s submission to the UN Commission on the Status of Women
meeting, March 2004. (134K PDF)
This paper lays out Oxfam GB’s position in relation to gender
work with men and boys.
Oxfam GB, March 2004
Gender
and Poverty (163K PDF)
Short briefing paper that demonstrates the clear links between gender
and poverty in the UK today.
The Fawcett Society, Oxfam and Ajahma Charitable Trust, November
2003
A
Brief Guide to Gender Statistics 2003 edition
This guide highlights where the main sources of gender-related statistical
information can be found, covering both print publications and online
databases.
Office of National Statistics, May 2003
Lone
parents in the UK
A UK Poverty Programme article from the May 2003 issue of Links
explains how One Parent Families Support and Information Network
is mainstreaming gender into its anti-poverty work.
Oxfam GB, May 2003
Gender
Manual: A practical guide for development policy makers and practitioners
(external link)
This manual aims to make the concept and practice of gender mainstreaming
accessible to a wide audience, and enable those wanting to address
gender issues in their work.
Helen Derbyshire, Department For International Development,
April 2002
The
exclusion of minority ethnic communities from financial services
(50K PDF - external link)
Pakistani and Bangladeshi people are more likely to experience financial
exclusion as well as poverty. This survey in Newcastle upon Tyne
shows different coping strategies that people use in the face of
considerable cost.
The report is available in English, Bengali and Urdu
Alan Thornton, Church Action on Poverty, 2003
Women's
Manifesto: Equal Access and Involvement (external link)
A joint manifesto that outlines some achievements of the first term
of the Scottish Parliament; women's current unequal position in
society and a set of demands to achieve equal access and involvement.
Engender, 50/50, STUC Women's Committee and the Scottish Women's
Budget Group, Spring 2003
Alive
and kicking: women’s and men’s responses to poverty
and globalisation in the UK (160K PDF)
Paper from Oxfam GB's journal Gender & Development, Vol 10 Number
3.
Jo Rowlands, Oxfam GB, November 2002
Men,
Masculinities, and Poverty in the UK (order online)
This book was commissioned by Oxfam’s UK Poverty Programme
to explore how changing economic, social, and political circumstances
are affecting gender relations. Also see
executive summary.
Sandy Ruxton, Oxfam GB, October 2002
Gender
Equality and Men (GEM) Project
Information on the GEM Project, which is improving Oxfam’s
anti-poverty work by developing a more comprehensive idea of gender
within the organisation.
Oxfam GB, June 2002
Still
the Second Sex
Special UK edition of Links, Oxfam GB’s gender newsletter.
Oxfam GB, May 2001
Valuing
Lone Parenthood
Article in Links, Oxfam GB's gender newsletter, by Karen Richardson
of the One Parent Families Support and Information Network.
Oxfam GB, May 2001
Engendering
Change in Scotland
Article in Links, Oxfam GB's gender newsletter, by Fiona Forsyth
of Engender.
Oxfam GB, May 2001
Challenging
Assumptions: Gender Issues in Urban Regeneration (order online)
Tthis report explores the different ways in which women and men
in the UK experience poverty and exclusion, and makes recommendations
for tackling gender discrimination in urban regeneration in the
UK.
Nicky May. Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York Publishing Services
and Oxfam GB, 1997
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Income,
debt and dignified work
When ends don't meet: assets, vulnerabilities and livelihoods. An analysis of households in Thornaby-on-Tees (358KB pdf)
This report describes Church Action on Poverty and Oxfam's pilot project to explore how men and women in 24 low-income households in Thornaby construct their livelihoods. Drawing on the ‘Sustainable Livelihoods Approach’ commonly used in international development, the research is based on detailed interviews with participants, working with them to understand what assets they have, and their own analysis of how they are getting by. In addition to the interviews, the project also carried out some participatory research and an analysis of the local and regional economy.
Oxfam GB and Church Action on Poverty, November 2006
Making the City Work: Low Paid Employment in London (external link)
This report examines the experiences of workers employed in key services that ‘make the city work’: cleaning on the London Underground, cleaning in offices and other services, hospitality and home care. It provides detailed findings for each sector on the characteristics of the people engaged in this work, their conditions of employment and their household circumstances and shows the differences between these sectors. It reveals how London’s economy is reliant on migrant labour that endures very low wages, few work related benefits, unsociable hours, high rates of deskilling and low benefits uptake. The report also highlights the impact of subcontracted service provision and calls for public and private organisations to take responsibility for their employees’ conditions of work.
Department of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, November 2005
Scaling
Up for Financial Inclusion – A National Strategy for expanding
access to affordable credit and financial services (221K PDF)
This report examines the social and economic consequences of over-indebtedness
and extortionate lending and proposes a possible framework for delivering
affordable credit and other financial services to low income households.
Jenny Rossiter and Niall Cooper, Church Action on Poverty/Debt
on our Doorstep, May 2005
A
Childcare Revolution in Wales (1465K PDF)
This report is based on childcare provision research undertaken
by the Bevan Foundation, with the support of Oxfam’s UK Poverty
Programme, the Equal Opportunities Commission Wales, BT Wales and
Chwarae Teg. It brings together the findings of other research,
looks at the experiences of parents in four contrasting communities,
and makes recommendations to achieve a step-change in provision
in Wales. Welsh
version (1693K PDF) also available.
Victoria Winkler, The Bevan Foundation, March 2005
Debt
on our Doorstep: Scaling up affordable credit, seminar report (87K
PDF)
Up to 6 million UK citizens are considered non-eligible for credit
from mainstream banks, building societies and shops. The aim of
this seminar was to explore whether a major expansion of affordable
credit would be an effective means of combating extortionate lending
and tackling poverty, and the policy changes and institutional structures
that would be needed in order to achieve this scale-up.
Catherine May and Jenny Rossiter, Debt on our Doorstep and Church
Action on Poverty, May 2004
Debt
on our Doorstep: Scaling up affordable credit (192K PDF)
This report examines the social and economic consequences of debt
by using research carried out by academic institutions and government
departments. It is also informed by the first-hand experience of
individuals and organisations that are members of the campaigning
network Debt on our Doorstep.
Jenny Rossiter, Debt on our Doorstep, May 2004
Made
at Home: British workers in global supply chains (link to main
Oxfam GB website)
This report exposes the double standards of retailers who want an
ethical public image but who are refusing to meet the costs of paying
the National Minimum Wage to British workers. The report also shows
how the UK government is failing to protect the rights of these
vulnerable workers.
Oxfam GB, National Group on Homeworking and the TUC, May 2004
Hard
Times: a research report into hill farming and farming families
in the Peak District (external link)
Peak District hill farmers are among the most deprived in the country,
earning just £7,482 per year for a 58 hour working week. Hard
Times, commissioned by the Peak District Rural Deprivation Forum
and funded by Oxfam’s UK Poverty Programme, looks at income
levels and the impact of government policy on farming families.
Peak District Rural Deprivation Forum, January 2004
Oxfam
briefing paper: Spotlight on subsides: cereal injustice under the
CAP in Britain (link to main Oxfam GB website)
Current plans to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) do
not go far enough, and the British Government should be doing far
more to demand fundamental reform.
Oxfam GB, January 2004
Migration
and development: written submission to the UK Parliament's International
Development Committee (346K PDF)
Oxfam believes that achieving a viable and just system of managed
migration can result in positive benefits for developed and developing
countries, as well as for the migrants themselves.
Oxfam GB, November 2003
Launch
of Homeworkers Project in Wales (108K PDF)
Speech delivered by Social Justice Minister Edwina Hart at the Welsh
Assembly Government to launch the Homeworkers Project in Wales.
Oxfam and the Welsh Assembly Government are co-funding this two
year project to start mapping the extent of homeworking in Wales,
and provide support for homeworkers to self-organise.
Welsh Assembly Government, October 2003
Hard
Work: Life in Low-Pay Britain (order online, external link)
Guardian journalist Polly Toynbee took up the challenge to live
undercover in one of the worst council estates in Britain, taking
whatever work was on offer at the job centre. She found that despite
the optimism of Tony Blair's New Deal, the poorly paid effectively
earn less than they did thirty years ago.
Polly Toynbee, Bloomsbury Books, 2003
Food
with latitude: A report exploring food project links across the
North-South divide (order online, external link)
This report describes research into links between community food
projects in the North and South of the globe. It explores the potential
for setting up a linking programme between community initiatives
in the UK and those in Southern countries working towards improving
local access to good quality, nutritious food.
Anna Watson and Sally Hiscock. Sustain and Oxfam GB, June 2002
Poverty,
Social Exclusion and Microfinance in Britain (link to Oxfam
Publishing site, order online)
This book analyses the potential of microfinancial services to reduce
poverty and combat social exclusion in Britain.
Ben Rogaly, Thomas Fisher and Ed Mayo. Oxfam GB and the New
Economics Foundation, October 1999
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