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We are launching our 2025 CHASM International Visiting Fellowship Scheme! The successful applicant/s will spend two weeks with CHASM at Uni of Birmingham, undertaking high quality research with one or more of CHASM's team. College of Social Sciences birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/inte…

An honour to be at Professor ⁦Martin Coppack⁩’s ⁦CHASM⁩ lecture on tackling the poverty premium, on an important day when the ⁦HM Treasury⁩ Financial Inclusion Commission has begun its work.

Harmful Gambling and Housing Precarity: Prevalence dualities and an intervention framework at Birmingham City Council. Presented by Dr Halima Sacranie, Director of Housing Research at The Centre for the New Midlands, and CHASM Honorary Research Fellow. birmingham.ac.uk/research/chasm…

Congratulations to CHASM's Professor Martin Coppack who has been appointed to the government’s new Financial Inclusion Committee, which has been tasked with creating a new financial inclusion strategy for the UK. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/univ… College of Social Sciences

'The financial constraints of living with terminal illness while on a UK visa: reflections from professionals' Presented by Laurence Lessard-Phillips, Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology Uni of Birmingham IRiS College of Social Sciences bit.ly/3DIynbe

Centre for Care Summer School: Applications are now open! This year's school will be on Monday 15th - Friday 19th September 2025. Please share with your networks, read more and apply here: centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2025/0…

Event: What's your view on capitalism? CHASM's Professor Adele Atkinson will be discussing policymaking around financial wellbeing and financial inclusion at this 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗱 event on Thursday 13th February. bit.ly/4hc9zXC

"Flexible working practices are placing the financial risk of supply and demand onto workers." 💬 Evidence from Dr Kristian Fuzi from CHASM features in the report National Minimum Wage, Low Pay Commission Report 2024, published this month. More ⬇️ birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/prec…

People on lower incomes pay higher costs for essential services like insurance, credit, and energy. This is known as the ‘poverty premium’. Join Prof. Martin Coppack & Liam Byrne MP as they discuss this pressing issue, the causes & need for change: birmingham.ac.uk/events/the-exc…

"Overall a quarter of adults have less than £100 in savings, so this is a real issue." 💬 As Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway is set to air, Professor Martin Coppack explores our relationship with credit, debt and the poverty premium ⬇️ birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/mich…

CHASM Seminar 18th March: Dr Selçuk Bedük from University of Oxford will be presenting his research which aims to understand whether we're lifting the standards for everyone or leaving the poorest behind. birmingham.ac.uk/research/chasm…

CHASM's Adele Atkinson has been appointed to the G53 Financial Literacy and Personal Finance Research Network g53network.org Adele joins a diverse group of researchers with a track record of research excellence and promoting financial literacy and personal finance.

This #DebtAwarenessWeek, organisations such as StepChange are challenging the stigma around debt and highlighting support available. Many, like Barbara from Castle Vale, are trapped by debt left with nothing after paying for essentials. (1/2)

Research from CHASM led by Dr Özlem Ögtem-Young & Dr Louise Overton explores the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on low-income households, highlighting urgent issues like food & energy poverty and the vital role of community support. Read more ⬇️ birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/livi… (2/2)

It’s StepChange #DebtAwarenessWeek, and stigma still prevents people from seeking support when struggling with debt repayments. Concerns over credit scores, fear of being a burden, and lack of trust in providers all play a role.

Research from CHASM & Financial Inclusion Commission UK calls for a national strategy to tackle financial exclusion. Led by Prof. Adele Atkinson, Dr Louise Overton & Dr Özlem Ögtem-Young, the report highlights the urgent need for transparency & support. Read more⬇️ birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/achi…

In a special #DebtAwarenessWeek blog and expert comment, Professor Adele Atkinson from CHASM explores how debt can happen to anyone, yet stigma stops many from seeking help. StepChange Read more ⬇️ blog.bham.ac.uk/socialsciences…

Join Professor Coppack next week (Thursday 3 April) at The Exchange, Birmingham, to discuss the poverty premium & how we can drive change. Register here: birmingham.ac.uk/events/the-exc… StepChange #DebtAwarenessWeek

To what extent are gender inequalities recognised in the context of accessing welfare policies? Join CHASM's seminar with Dr Stephan Köppe from University College Dublin. 🗓️ 28 April ⏰ 13:00-14:00 💻 Online Register ⤵️ birmingham.ac.uk/research/chasm…