As a group, we decided to narrow down our research area to a locality in Fife: Dunfermline and the West Fife Villages. My part of the research looks at the area of Abbeyview, which is within Dunfermline town.
Read MoreDundee’s drug problem has grown massively over the past decade. The east side of the city Whitfield, Fintry, Douglas and so forth are the most deprived areas in Dundee.
Read MoreYoung people may get involved in theft due to a lack of food, money and a variety of everyday necessities.
Read MoreWhen gathering information on my community, the steps taken were: finding out what people in the community were struggling with…
Read MoreIt is mostly noticeable within high school environment but it can be seen around the area as well. A small number of girls dropping out of local high schools as a result of getting pregnant as they are not wanting to be judged by others…
Read MoreWe discovered more about wealth and inequality and the waiting times to see a psychiatrist/ psychologist on the NHS.
Read MoreIn Castlemilk there are very few shops selling fresh fruit and vegetables.
Read MoreUnemployment is also an issue as many young people struggle to get a job because they don't have the qualifications and more likely to gain an unskilled job with lower wages as more competition for these.
Read MoreThis is seen as a large issue for women in deprived areas. Sanitary products are not cheap to buy and do come with quite a heavy cost for some people who are scraping just to get by.
Read MoreI have chosen to look at food banks and why there has been an increase in their use within Fife and West Fife villages in recent years.
Read More…along with general online research I think it's fair to say that the introduction of Universal Credit in Fife caused a significant increase in food bank use.
Read MoreIn Scotland, Universal Credit(UC) has been rolled out within the Dunfermline area. All new Job Seekers receive this.
Read MorePoverty has a huge impact in the Castlemilk community, affecting things like people individual lifestyle, education, unemployment and health care services.
Read MoreI live in lnverkeithing; it is reasonably-sized Burgh, with retail, hairdressers, pubs and a few other industries. I have tried to find actual unemployment figures just for my area but have been unable to access that information.
Read MoreInitially the issues we identified within the HIIC group were those we had personal experience of, but these acted as triggers for wider discussion of the bigger issues at the root of our individual, family and community concerns.
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