Victory on childcare support for low-income working families
After pressure from anti-poverty activists, the government has announced it is introducing childcare support for low-income working families.After considerable pressure from anti-poverty campaigners,...
View ArticleKirk anti-poverty work wins European award
The Priority Areas Committee of the Church of Scotland has won the European Anti-Poverty Network Award for their work against poverty and social exclusion.The Priority Areas Committee of the Church of...
View ArticleGroup of 77 urged towards collective action on poverty
The UN Secretary-General has urged developing countries to work collectively towards reaching MDG anti-poverty targets.United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the General Assembly President...
View ArticleFarewell to the fourth floor and the austerity agenda
Welfare, education and the NHS are all being hit by the same cuts, driven, not by a desire to improve the national debt (which is now significantly worse than 2010), says Virginia Moffatt, but by a...
View ArticleJustin Welby to deliver keynote speech at Joint Public Issues Conference
Justin Welby will give the keynote address at the 'Love your neighbour:Think, Pray, Vote' conference organised by the Joint Public Issues Team in Coventry on 21 February 2015.The Archbishop of...
View ArticleTackling the 'poverty premium'
Tackling the 'poverty premium'AbstractEkklesia is pleased to be able to endorse, support and make available the Food, Finance, Fuel report produced by church agencies in Scotland, but with UK-wide...
View ArticleChurches call for action to tackle an unjust ‘poverty premium’
Scotland’s poorest households are paying £1,300 a year more than their wealthier neighbours for everyday goods and services.Scotland’s poorest households are paying £1,300 a year more than their...
View ArticleFeeding Britain: A start, but much more emphasis on justice needed
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View ArticlePoliticians challenged to a structural response to UK hunger crisis
There has been a mixed response from NGOs to the launch of the report of the All Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Food Poverty and Hunger today.There has been a mixed response from NGOs to the launch...
View ArticleFaith leaders urge David Cameron to keep his promises to people in poverty
Christian, Islamic and Jewish leaders gathered at St Paul’s Cathedral to urge David Cameron to ensure the UK plays its part in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.Christian, Islamic and Jewish...
View ArticleJRF launch new poverty reduction initiative in Hartlepool
The Hartlepool Action Lab is a project supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) that brings together community members, businesses, community groups and the public sector to work together on...
View ArticleJoseph Rowntree Trust launches plan for 'poverty free' UK
A new ‘long term deal’ – between governments, business and the public – is needed to solve poverty in a generation, so the first cohort of ‘Brexit children’ starting school this Autumn grow up and...
View ArticleCall for UK to halt aid funding for failing private schools in Africa
Anti-poverty campaigners say the UK’s funding of a chain of private schools in Africa is a sign of the fundamental flaws in its new approach to international aid.Anti-poverty campaigners have said the...
View ArticleChurch backs call for income supplement in Scottish Budget to tackle child...
The Church of Scotland is joining academics and anti-Poverty campaigners in a call for the Scottish Government's budget to include a new income supplement to tackle child poverty.The Church of Scotland...
View ArticleScottish goverment spending to mitigate UK welfare cuts revealed
In 2019, more than £100 million has been spent by the Scottish Government to mitigate the effects of UK Government austerity, This money could have been better spent on more anti-poverty measures, said...
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