Tag: cost of living

Rethinking Housing Provision in the European Union: Why Comparative Evidence Matters More Than Ever

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Urban residential housing with mixed building types and densities, illustrating variation in housing provision across European cities

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy by Rūta Ubarevičienė and Jolanta Aidukaitė. Across Europe, housing has quietly shifted from a background policy concern to one of the most urgent social challenges of our time. Whether you live in a booming capital city or… Continue reading Rethinking Housing Provision in the European Union: Why Comparative Evidence Matters More Than Ever

What are we really talking about when we use the term ‘food banks’?

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Basket filled with assorted food items including jars, pasta, oil, and packaged goods on a neutral background.

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Maddy Sarah Power and Madeleine Baxter. Over the past 16 years food banks have come to represent much that is wrong and right about the UK: the cruelty of austerity initiated by the Coalition Government and the broader hollowing… Continue reading What are we really talking about when we use the term ‘food banks’?

First Thing to Go? Key Findings from a Foundational Study of Hygiene Poverty in Ireland

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A set of everyday hygiene items including soap, a brush, cotton buds, and a sponge arranged on a light wooden surface.

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Joe Whelan and Jo Greene. One potential way to identify and begin to understand aspects and experiences of poverty in detail is to focus on the discrete forms of deprivation that people experience. Whereas discrete forms of deprivation such… Continue reading First Thing to Go? Key Findings from a Foundational Study of Hygiene Poverty in Ireland