Big Futures Poverty Prevention Pillars

Here at the Big Issue Group we believe that ending poverty relies upon addressing five interlinked pillars of concern. Poverty is multi-faceted and complex – there is no one-size fits all solution.

These pillars are the cornerstone of our work at the Big Issue Group, and we believe that the government must adopt the same model to truly break the cycle of poverty.

• Housing: secure housing is an important step in creating a stable environment to move forward and rebuild peoples’ lives.
• Health & Wellbeing: poverty causes ill health, which drives inequality and increases the pressure on health services. Prevention improves quality of life, and is more cost-effective for the state.
• Community & Environment: poverty and inequality can be directly tackled at a local level through community initiatives, and this is intrinsically linked with improving our environment.
• Employment & Learning:  investing in lifelong education and skills results in more stable and secure employment, higher earnings and less exposure to poverty.
• Financial & Digital Inclusion: tackling digital and financial exclusion, to ensure everyone is equipped with basic financial and digital skills, alongside access to the internet, communication and bank accounts. This is critical to drive inclusion and enable earning and employment.

You can read our Blueprint to end poverty here.