Responses To Inequalities Flashcards
Intro
Bg info: guardian report years of austerity lead to biggest gaps socially
List of factors: look at government measures that have been introduced: UNIVERSAL CREDIT, NLW, EMA, FREE TUITION FEES, MUP AND BABY BOX
Line of argument: only been successful to small extent. Intro of importance on charities
Universal credit explain
Support those to low income individuals. Low enough to push into employment. Conservative said that before COVID unemployment was low and employment was high.
What was the unemployment rate in 2011 before UC compared to September 2023?
According to GOV.UK
2011 pre-UC: 7.1%
September 2023: 4%
UC contrast. Trussel Trust reported what?
123% increase in food banks since the introduction of UC
NLW explain
Employment supplies efficient wage
Not level with cost of living
Not the real living wage
Still poverty
What does the living wage foundation suggest
NLW doesn’t show the real cost of living.
£12.60 per hour. NLW is at £11.44
£1.16 under the real living wage
EMA explain
Low income households for attainment gap
Full time/16-19/under 25,000
£30 per week
Not enough to decrease attainment gap and child poverty
TES reported in August 2024…
The attainment gap between the least and the most affluent schools in Scotland has widened
Free Higher Tuition Fees (Scotland) explain
Abolished in August 2000.
Uproar of those deprived entering higher education - less pressure financially
“Postcode lottery” - all in the uk do not have the same opportunity for higher education
Statistics show that tuition fees are £____ per year in England which has resulted in the gap between least and most affluent uni students being it’s widest in __ years
£9250
14 years
MUP explain
Measure to tackle excessive alcohol consumption in Scotland. Specifically in deprived areas
Ground price of alcohol per unit
High strength are most expensive
The university of Glasgow found that as a result of MUP…
There has been a 13.4% decrease in al related deaths and 0.4% decrease in alcohol related hospital admissions
Works but less likely to effect those more affluent
Baby box explain
Baby box tackling costs of being new parent reduce of child poverty/poverty trauma. Poverty trauma can cause underdevelopment in the brain by age 3
In a Scottish government survey, _ out of __ new parents said that the baby box aided them financially by approx £___
9 out of 10
£920
Creates impact but with child poverty steadily increasing, not enough
Conclusion
While some factors such as the baby box and free higher tuition fees have a positive impact on targeted individuals, for example the baby box saving new parents up to £920, it is clear that these responses only have a minimal impact on social inequalities as inequalities such as poverty are steadily increasing
