Identifying sustainable pathways out of in-work poverty: Follow-up qualitative interviews report on the ‘Working Life in York’ survey : ESRC Knowledge Exchange Scheme ES/L002086/1

As part of the ESRC Knowledge Exchange project “Identifying sustainable pathways out of in-work poverty” a qualitative in-depth follow-up survey to the main quantitative poverty survey was undertaken. This follow-up survey sample was drawn from those employees providing quantitative survey responses that might indicate a worker is at risk of ‘in-work’ poverty, were a Living Wage worker and/or experiencing specific challenges relating to the anti-poverty policy objectives of the project partners. This report describes the situation and attitudes of those who might be at risk of ‘in-work’ poverty or have the more limited resources from the quantitative survey (WLinY). This follow-up survey was conducted as face-to-face semi-structured interviews undertaken by qualitative interviewers from the Centre for Housing Policy, University of York in late 2014 (November & December). Some of these respondents received the Living Wage (or LW supplement) and others not, but all were paid below £10 per hour

Identifying sustainable pathways out of in-work poverty: Main report on the ‘Working Life in York’ survey : ESRC Knowledge Exchange Scheme ES/L002086/1

The “Identifying sustainable pathways out of in-work poverty” knowledge exchange project, centred on the design and analysis of a structured quantitative poverty survey of employees working at the three project partners (Joseph Rowntree Foundation/Housing Trust (JRF/JRHT), City of York Council (CYC) and York St John University (YSJU)) and earning (at or below) £10 per hour. The research findings from this structured quantitative poverty survey are detailed in this report. In addition the project also included a follow-up qualitative survey and an analysis of the Living Wage implementation at the three partner organisations