Get Talking Hardship Report

Get Talking Hardship was a community research project commissioned by the Hardship Commission in Stoke-on-Trent and funded by The National Lottery Community Fund through VOICES. The research was led by Staffordshire University. The lead researchers recruited a team of 43 community researchers who were trained and supported to conduct research with over 250 across Stoke-on-Trent between February and June 2019. The findings from the research informed the Hardship Commission’s five-year priorities. The project aimed to find out:
• what people think about hardship and poverty in Stoke-on-Trent.
• people’s ideas for what can be done to make life fairer and easier for people.
The report outlines the Get Talking methodology and participants, the research findings and suggested actions for change. It concludes with a list of recommendations made to the Hardship Commission.