History GCSE
Community support networks
What Community support networks means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Community support networks
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Mutual self-help organisations, such as 'pardner' schemes, were informal savings clubs that allowed members to pool their money to secure loans for housing deposits or to start local businesses.
Topics that use Community support networks
- Option 13: The historic environment - 1 Notting Hill, c1948–c1970 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Civil rights and activism
- Cultural celebration and resistance
- Cultural influence and identity
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- Economic self-reliance
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- Migration and settlement
Using Community support networks in the exam
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