At the same time, critical reflection is needed regarding the ways that the concept of vulnerability and the category of vulnerable groups are used in disaster response initiatives.
This paper provides an analysis of vulnerable groups during the SHV crisis, and examines the processes of vulnerability generation.
"There is a risk of vulnerable groups becoming disengaged from education," he said.
One possibility would be for the state to match the contributions of vulnerable groups.
This means most single people and a number of vulnerable groups, including rough sleepers, are left to fend for themselves.
Drug prevention is insufficiently tailored to the needs of vulnerable groups and often concentrates on the general population.
Exposure to heat and air pollution, as well as the density of vulnerable groups varies within cities.
"We have protected a number of vulnerable groups," says Clifton. "Some people might say it's more complicated but we've come up with something that's fair and reasonable".
The scapegoating of vulnerable groups by the larger group or culture during times of economic hardship (e.g. the present) is a well-studied phenomenon.
At present there is legal torture of vulnerable groups including elderly, frail people on limited incomes and often limited life expectancy.
The CMA said consumers spent too much because they did not shop around and that this was particularly true of vulnerable groups who could least afford it.
