It is estimated that around 14.5 million people in the UK currently live in poverty. Dave Peregrine, the Director of Housing Services at Elim Housing discusses the importance of working in partnership with local authorities to support families at risk of homelessness.
The UK has long struggled to improve social mobility - with Covid-19 exacerbating this problem. We heard from Erin Hawkes, Lead Analyst at The Social Mobility Commission who discussed their work tackling intergenerational disadvantage in the UK.