The Truth About Poverty in Stoke-on-Trent
As poverty increases, even for families in full-time work, Professor David Etherington believes we are heading towards a 'humanitarian crisis' - but there is hope, he says..
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David Etherington, emeritus professor of Local and Regional Economic Development at the University of Staffordshire and author of How Austerity and the Cost of Living is Continuing to Drive Poverty and Destitution in Stoke- on-Trent, estimates that the total impact of welfare reforms from 2010 to 2021 amounts to an annual £141 million cut in benefits for Stoke-on-Trent, an annual financial loss per working-age adult of £880.
