This Joseph Rowntree Foundation study explores why disadvantaged parents move into poverty and identifies the specific barriers to them escaping the cycle of low pay/no pay or recurrent poverty.
The research found that parents remained in the low-pay/no-pay cycle due to:
The researchers concluded that for parents to escape poverty and the low-pay/no-pay cycle, paid employment must improve their financial circumstances, increase their ability to fulfil care responsibilities and enhance parents’ and children’s well-being.
The study is available to download from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation website.