//podcastplus.net/feed/life-on-the-edge~7e0dc6cb A Guardian Hear Here Pick of the Week, this exciting new podcast shares with you the hidden struggles of ordinary people living #LifeOnTheEdge. Brought to you by ice&fire, the UK’s leading human rights theatre company and sponsored by Trust For London, we take you right to the heart of the issues, told by the people themselves. Bob is a real life I, Daniel Blake; Stephanie‘s a single Mum trying to make ends meet; renting in London for Rebecca means never knowing where she’ll be next and Margaret find herself at the mercy of the Home Office. Series one features eight standalone episodes, twenty-two personal stories and collaboration with experts such as Gingerbread, St Mungos, Generation Rent and UK Black Pride. This is the human story of what happens when your world crumbles around you. This is life as you know it… pushed all the way to the brink. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:05:17 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTEEP10FINAL.mp3 Have you ever thought what happens if you can’t pay for a funeral? Just how much does it cost and who do you go to for help? Teresa, Rick and Thomas share their struggles with funeral poverty and the charity Down To Earth offer help and advice on where to turn.Main presenter: Lindesay MaceEditing and production: Helen ClappMusic and sound design: Michael Edwards http://www.michaeledwards.tv/Organisations mentioned in the podcast and helpful links:Down to Earth: https://www.quakersocialaction.org.uk/we-can-help/helping-funerals/down-earthNews on the CMA interim report: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-proposes-major-funerals-probe-after-identifying-serious-concernsFuneral directors signed up to the Fair Funerals pledge: http://fairfuneralscampaign.org.uk/mapSocial fund funeral expenses payment: https://www.gov.uk/funeral-paymentsBereavement support payment: https://www.gov.uk/bereavement-support-paymentGrant search: www.turn2us.org.ukMoney Advice Service on funeral plans https://www.moneyadviceservice.... Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:17:27 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTEEP10FINAL.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTEEP10FINAL.mp3 Have you ever thought what happens if you can’t pay for a funeral? Just how much does it cost and who do you go to for help? Teresa, Rick and Thomas share their struggles with funeral poverty and the charity Down To Earth offer help and advice on where to turn.Main presenter: Lindesay MaceEditing and production: Helen ClappMusic and sound design: Michael Edwards http://www.michaeledwards.tv/Organisations mentioned in the podcast and helpful links:Down to Earth: https://www.quakersocialaction.org.uk/we-can-help/helping-funerals/down-earthNews on the CMA interim report: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-proposes-major-funerals-probe-after-identifying-serious-concernsFuneral directors signed up to the Fair Funerals pledge: http://fairfuneralscampaign.org.uk/mapSocial fund funeral expenses payment: https://www.gov.uk/funeral-paymentsBereavement support payment: https://www.gov.uk/bereavement-support-paymentGrant search: www.turn2us.org.ukMoney Advice Service on funeral plans https://www.moneyadviceservice.... Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:17:27 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTEEP10FINAL.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTEEP9FINAL.mp3 Sharon and Ruth have worked all their lives but when illness and disability strike they both turn to the benefit system for help. As the government prepares to move disabled claimants onto Universal Credit, we bring you two more stories of people struggling to get the help they need.Main presenter: Helen ClappEditing and production: Helen ClappMusic and sound design: Michael Edwards http://www.michaeledwards.tv/Organisations and Reports mentioned in the podcast:Zacchaeus 2000 (Z2K) http://z2k.orgStatement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Poverty/EOM_GB_16Nov2018.pdfWelfare conditionality project http://www.welfareconditionality.ac.uk/ If you’ve been affected by any of the issues mentioned in this episode, get help and information here:St Paul’s Money Advice Centre: http://www.sph.org/get-involved/teams/money-advice-teamIslington People’s Rights: http://www.ipradvice.or... Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:08:42 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTEEP9FINAL.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTEEP9FINAL.mp3 Sharon and Ruth have worked all their lives but when illness and disability strike they both turn to the benefit system for help. As the government prepares to move disabled claimants onto Universal Credit, we bring you two more stories of people struggling to get the help they need.Main presenter: Helen ClappEditing and production: Helen ClappMusic and sound design: Michael Edwards http://www.michaeledwards.tv/Organisations and Reports mentioned in the podcast:Zacchaeus 2000 (Z2K) http://z2k.orgStatement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Poverty/EOM_GB_16Nov2018.pdfWelfare conditionality project http://www.welfareconditionality.ac.uk/ If you’ve been affected by any of the issues mentioned in this episode, get help and information here:St Paul’s Money Advice Centre: http://www.sph.org/get-involved/teams/money-advice-teamIslington People’s Rights: http://www.ipradvice.or... Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:08:42 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTEEP9FINAL.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_EP_8_UPLOAD.mp3 One in four families are single parent households and one in three in London. In the final episode of this series, four Mums share their stories of life as a single parent and we ask what's it really like raising a child alone?Main presenter: Christine BaconEditing and production: Helen ClappMusic and sound design: Michael Edwards http://www.michaeledwards.tv/Organisations mentioned in the podcast:Gingerbread https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/ABTA Lifeline Charitable Trust http://www.abtalifeline.org.uk/Other useful links:Family Lives https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/your-family/single-parents/advice-on-becoming-a-single-parent/Single Parent Action Network http://www.singleparents.org.uk/Follow ice&fire on Twitter / FB / Instagram@iceandfireukiceandfire.co.ukpodcast@iceandfire.co.ukSponsored by Trust For London: www.trustforlondon.org.uk/Please rate us and leave a review! Sun, 01 Jul 2018 14:26:59 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_EP_8_UPLOAD.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_EP_8_UPLOAD.mp3 One in four families are single parent households and one in three in London. In the final episode of this series, four Mums share their stories of life as a single parent and we ask what's it really like raising a child alone?Main presenter: Christine BaconEditing and production: Helen ClappMusic and sound design: Michael Edwards http://www.michaeledwards.tv/Organisations mentioned in the podcast:Gingerbread https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/ABTA Lifeline Charitable Trust http://www.abtalifeline.org.uk/Other useful links:Family Lives https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/your-family/single-parents/advice-on-becoming-a-single-parent/Single Parent Action Network http://www.singleparents.org.uk/Follow ice&fire on Twitter / FB / Instagram@iceandfireukiceandfire.co.ukpodcast@iceandfire.co.ukSponsored by Trust For London: www.trustforlondon.org.uk/Please rate us and leave a review! Sun, 01 Jul 2018 14:26:59 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_EP_8_UPLOAD.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_Episode_7.mp3 London is fast becoming a 24-hour city, in this episode we talk to some of its growing number of night workers. What's it like to work while most of us are asleep? Why do workers choose to be nocturnal? Is it a choice at all?Main presenter: Rebecca ScroggsEditing and production: Helen ClappMusic and sound design: Michael EdwardsOrganisations and research mentioned in the episode and useful links:Mayor unveils first ever 24-hour vision for Londonhttps://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/mayors-24-hour-vision-for-london National Sleep Foundation: Shift Work Disorderhttps://sleepfoundation.org/shift-work/content/shift-work-disorder-–-symptomsRough Nights: The Growing Dangers of Working at Night - The Young Foundationhttps://youngfoundation.org/publications/rough-nights-the-growing-dangers-of-working-at-night/A Hard Days Night- TUC 2015https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/AHardDaysNight.pdf260,000 more people working at night in past five years, finds TUChttps://www.tuc.org.uk/news/260000-more-peop... Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:00:14 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_Episode_7.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_Episode_7.mp3 London is fast becoming a 24-hour city, in this episode we talk to some of its growing number of night workers. What's it like to work while most of us are asleep? Why do workers choose to be nocturnal? Is it a choice at all?Main presenter: Rebecca ScroggsEditing and production: Helen ClappMusic and sound design: Michael EdwardsOrganisations and research mentioned in the episode and useful links:Mayor unveils first ever 24-hour vision for Londonhttps://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/mayors-24-hour-vision-for-london National Sleep Foundation: Shift Work Disorderhttps://sleepfoundation.org/shift-work/content/shift-work-disorder-–-symptomsRough Nights: The Growing Dangers of Working at Night - The Young Foundationhttps://youngfoundation.org/publications/rough-nights-the-growing-dangers-of-working-at-night/A Hard Days Night- TUC 2015https://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/AHardDaysNight.pdf260,000 more people working at night in past five years, finds TUChttps://www.tuc.org.uk/news/260000-more-peop... Fri, 01 Jun 2018 10:00:14 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_Episode_7.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_Ep6_FINAL.mp3 What does is mean to be LGBT+ in the capital? Does Pride in London speak to you? We visit Galop and the Outside Project and share stories from members of London’s LGBT+ community, exploring attitudes to Pride in London and how a seaside excursion gave rise to UK Black Pride.Main presenter: Seb AguirreEditing and production: Helen ClappMusic and sound design: Michael Edwards http://www.michaeledwards.tv/Organisations mentioned in the episode:The Albert Kennedy Trust: A service for homeless LGBT youth TwitterGalop: If you’ve experienced hate crime, sexual violence abuse, we’re here for you. We also support lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer people who have had problems with the police or have questions about the criminal justice system. TwitterGendered Intelligence: Gendered Intelligence is a Community Interest Company whose object is to deliver arts programmers and creative workshops to trans youth from across the UK in order to increase the quality of young trans peoples life experiences. Twitt... Tue, 01 May 2018 15:33:14 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_Ep6_FINAL.mp3 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_Ep6_FINAL.mp3 What does is mean to be LGBT+ in the capital? Does Pride in London speak to you? We visit Galop and the Outside Project and share stories from members of London’s LGBT+ community, exploring attitudes to Pride in London and how a seaside excursion gave rise to UK Black Pride.Main presenter: Seb AguirreEditing and production: Helen ClappMusic and sound design: Michael Edwards http://www.michaeledwards.tv/Organisations mentioned in the episode:The Albert Kennedy Trust: A service for homeless LGBT youth TwitterGalop: If you’ve experienced hate crime, sexual violence abuse, we’re here for you. We also support lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer people who have had problems with the police or have questions about the criminal justice system. TwitterGendered Intelligence: Gendered Intelligence is a Community Interest Company whose object is to deliver arts programmers and creative workshops to trans youth from across the UK in order to increase the quality of young trans peoples life experiences. Twitt... Tue, 01 May 2018 15:33:14 +0000 https://media.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/content.blubrry.com/lifeontheedge/LOTE_Ep6_FINAL.mp3