The adapted ‘HEADSS’ tool for poverty
Questions | Red flags and cues for poverty |
Home: Who lives at home with you? What is your house like? | Chronic physical or mental health problems, >3 young children, single parent. Housing concerns: pests, leaks, mould, cold, overcrowding. |
Employment/Education
Do you work? What is your job? How is your child doing at school? |
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Activities: Do you have any hobbies? Have you been on holiday in the last year? |
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Diet: What did you eat yesterday? In the last year, have you worried that your food would run out before you got money to buy more? |
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Safeguarding/Support
Have you ever had a social worker? Has anyone ever hurt or threatened you? |
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