Student Resources - Chapter 4
Internet Activity 4.1
Go to www.poverty.org.uk (the Poverty Site) and research some of the latest available data on poverty in the UK or in constituent countries of the UK (Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Rural England) or regions of the UK (East Midlands etc.). Information can be presented in a number of ways so be prepared to follow links to gain more information.
1. Select some aspect of poverty, such as poverty and disability, age, geographical region, gender or ethnicity, etc., and use this criterion for displaying the poverty data. If you are working in a group you can divide up different aspects between you to gain a fuller picture.
2. Using the evidence you have collected, write a report of about 250 words on your chosen area, such as ‘Disability and poverty in contemporary Britain’ or ‘Disability and Poverty in the East Midlands’. Try to include some explanations for your findings.
Multiple Choice Quiz 4
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Matching Exercise 4
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Worksheets
Click here to download the Worksheet on Wealth, Welfare and Poverty. You’ll find these in two formats: as an ordinary handout, and also as a version with spaces left for your answers. You can type the answers directly into the worksheet and print it off to hand in, if your teacher is happy for you to complete the worksheet electronically.
Internet links - 4 Wealth, Welfare and Poverty
- www.dwp.gov.uk - the Department for Work and Pensions where the latest benefit and poverty statistics are available.
- www.dwp.gov.uk/campaigns/benefit-thieves - the site that tries to stop benefit fraud.
- www.jrf.org.uk - the site of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation – the best site for finding out all the latest research about poverty and inequality.
- www.cpag.org.uk - the site of the Child Poverty Action Group, the major campaigning group against poverty.
- www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/social_exclusion_task_force - the Government initiative to fight social exclusion and inequality.
- www.newint.org - the site of the New Internationalist magazine where global poverty and international inequalities between nations are discussed.
- www.adviceguide.org.uk - Citizens Advice Bureau.
- www.poverty.org.uk - An excellent site with poverty data, produced by the New Polity Institute, with support from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.