The word ‘deserving’ has a long, and often sorry, history in the UK’s social work and social security systems. Those who had fallen into hard times were seen as either the ‘deserving poor’ or the ‘undeserving poor’, according to how much they were seen as having caused their own misfortune or not.   International research over the last few decades has shown that most of us still carry many of … Continue reading Which young people deserve extra help and what should that look like?