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Poor | 14.04.2008 14:04

There is real poverty in this city-what do we do?

CHILD POVERTY HITS SIX IN TEN
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09:06 - 14 April 2008

More than six out of ten children in Nottingham live in poverty.

About 38,000 under-18s live in families on benefits or low incomes.

In St Ann's and Aspley more than 80% of children live in poor families. Many are cared for by a single parent.

The shocking statistic emerged in a report from the regeneration organisation, One Nottingham.

The research highlights a deep-rooted cycle of poverty on Nottingham's outer estates, affecting generations of the same families.

Studies in north Nottingham highlighted barriers to employment, including lack of childcare, low aspirations and fears that work will pay less then benefits.

Mark Bowyer, a community worker on the Broxtowe Estate, said: "These are resilient people who deserve better

Poor

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14.04.2008 15:05

The above report is taken from today's Evening Post:

 http://tinyurl.com/5rnp2e

Beware the racist, classist nonsense which appears in the comments section.

The One Nottingham site is here:

 http://www.ocpn.org.uk/

Damned if I can find the report from which these statistics are taken, though.

Disillusioned kid

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Hmm

14.04.2008 21:12

Yet these kids living in so called poverty are quite able to walk the streets wearing the latest Nike Airmax trainers, carrying the latest in mobile phones and Ipods. Now, they're either stealing them, or they aren't as poor as they insist.

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