Read the text of the press release we have sent out ahead of the hand-in of the End Hunger national petition calling on the UK government to Fix Universal Credit, at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday.
Read more “Universal Credit claimants take national petition to Downing Street, as thousands more go hungry”
We never know when emergency or crisis will strike. When it does, it is vital that support is available. Our new report today, however, shows such support has been cut drastically across the country, leaving thousands of people adrift. Read more “Thousands dragged into poverty, as lifelines are cut”
Through our Food Power programme, we have been helping young people in Lancashire to speak out about their experiences of going hungry. They are now about to launch their own campaign: #DarwengetsHangry!
Read more “Darwen gets hangry”
We’ve been helping to show why Universal Credit needs to be fixed.
Read more “Anxiety and hunger: We show the reality of Universal Credit in Yorkshire”
Chris Shannahan introduces a new project, being supported by Church Action on Poverty: working for a a moral and spiritual revolution to replace the culture of shame with a politics of love and solidarity.
Read more “Love and hunger in breadline Britain”
A group of Quakers from the North West are riding to London this summer, to raise awareness of poverty and inequality. We asked them to share their story.
Read more “Quakers ride for equality and the common good”
Two people tell of an innovative group project
Read more “How we can unlock poverty”
Crisis support schemes run by local authorities are failing to operate effectively with increasing numbers of destitute people turning instead to food banks and other voluntary agencies for help, according to a new report published by The Children’s Society and the Church of England. Tom Sefton from the Church of England, one of the report’s co-authors, writes more.
Read more “Local welfare schemes are failing people in crisis”
The story of one shop, one church and some fantastic results
Read more “Finding love and compassion among the bric-a-brac”
David Price of our local group in Sheffield summarises some of the concerns about the change to Universal Credit.
Read more “Universal Credit – how will it affect Sheffield?”
