To register for this online event click here: Understanding the Cost of Living Crisis: Special Issue Launch Tickets, Mon 28 Apr 2025 at 09:30 | Eventbrite

Join us for the launch of a Special Issue focusing on Understanding the Cost of Living Crisis in the UK published in the Journal of Social Policy and Administration.

This publication presents a timely and unique collection of interdisciplinary articles that illustrate the crisis's multidimensional impact, shedding light on its profound effects on diverse populations and social structures. The Special Issue highlights the complex challenges faced by low-income groups – including women, higher education students, and benefit claimants - as they navigate food insecurity, indebtedness, and everyday hardship. It also explores the intersection of financial insecurity, health and well-being while underscoring the necessity of systemic reforms and policies that foster long-term economic stability and address structural inequalities.

The online event will provide a platform for discussing the impact of the crisis on everyday life and exploring potential solutions. Everyone with an interest in these issues is welcome to attend. The event offers an opportunity to engage with leading experts, participate in informed discussions, and contribute to the broader conversation on addressing these pressing challenges.

Speakers include:

• Prof Danny Dorling (University of Oxford)

• Prof Morven G. McEachern (University of Chester)

• Dr Camila Lewis (University of Manchester)

• Dr Daniel Edmiston (UAB Barcelona)

• Dr Joshua Blamire and Prof James Rees (University of Wolverhampton)

• Prof Daniel Nettle (Northumbria University/Institut Jean Nicod)

• Dr Kirstie Hewlett (KCL)

• Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick (Ulster University)

• Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford (University of Sheffield) and Dr Kelli Kennedy (University of York)

Programme

9:30am: Welcome

9:35am: Introduction to the Special Issue

9:45am – 10:45am: The Landscape of Crisis: Visualising Impact and Everyday Realities

10:45 – 11am: Coffee break

11:00am – 12:00pm: The Politics of Poverty – Policy, Corporate Influence and Governance

12:00 – 12:30pm: Lunch break

12:30pm – 1:30pm: The Hidden Costs: Health, Social Security and Financial Precarity

1:35 pm: Closing remarks

To register for the event click here: Understanding the Cost of Living Crisis: Special Issue Launch Tickets, Mon 28 Apr 2025 at 09:30 | Eventbrite