Rural Lives : Understanding financial hardship and vulnerability in rural areas

• Recent analysis shows that half of all rural residents in Britain fell into poverty at some time during 1991-2008, and the Financial Conduct Authority found in 2018 that more than half of rural residents exhibit financial vulnerability.This project investigates why and how people in rural areas experience (and negotiate) poverty and social exclusion, with a focus on financial hardship and vulnerability. It examines the roles of societal processes, individual circumstances and various sources of support (markets; state; voluntary and community organisations; family and friends).Interviews were conducted with individuals experiencing financial vulnerability and representatives of organisations offering support in three case study areas between October 2019 and September 2020, so both before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study areas were Harris, East Perthshire and Northumberland.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Social och ekonomisk geografi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Social and Economic Geography (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

rural

poverty

social exclusion

financial hardship

financial vulnerability

COVID-19

rural business

tourism

housing

community

welfare

social policy

rural policy

Publikations- och innehållstyp

vet (ämneskategori)

rap (ämneskategori)