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Falling through the cracks: how childhood hardship shapes life chances

Created: 07/10/2026
News/Events Category: Children and Families
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published new research on how experiencing hardship during childhood shapes life chances, with analysis showing that persistent poverty more than triples the risk of being out of education and work.

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