Research into the impact of financial and economic
changes on households has uncovered a widening income disparity between
tenants, with additional debts reducing financial resilience for those at the
bottom end. The longitudinal research project – Challenging Times, Changing
Lives – follows 20 tenants, including single people and couples, over three
years, to assess how people are coping with austerity measures, including
changes to welfare benefits. The fourth report, in a series of six-monthly
updates, reveals the lowest income group is experiencing a greater struggle
than previously reported. This group has
taken on more debts to cover sudden and unforeseen changes in benefit
entitlement and the deepening impact of the bedroom tax. Read more on the
Riverside website.
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