This is Church Action on Poverty’s statement on the 2024 Budget. It includes the views of our expert advisors with direct current experience of poverty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBH311w6gDo The 2024 Budget further punishes and marginalises people on the lowest incomes, and is
This is Church Action on Poverty’s response to the 2023 Autumn Statement, from campaigner, researcher and writer Stef Benstead. Stef is a trustee for Church Action on Poverty, author of Second Class Citizens: The Treatment of Disabled People in Austerity
Powerful and amazing things happen when people who want change come together. We’ve seen that time and time again… and we’ve been reminded of that truth once more, thanks to a fantastic new project in Sussex. We know the cost
What drives activists and activism? For Ashleigh, it is a combination of love, hope, and a passion for equality and justice. Ashleigh has experienced powerlessness, homelessness, the criminal justice system and poverty. But her experiences have also shown her that
We hear how Speaking Truth To Power is progressing in Southwark Change happens when people come together and demand it. The exciting new Speaking Truth To Power programme is enabling that to happen. People who know first-hand what causes and
Dr Joseph Forde reflects on the Dignity for All conferences and what was discussed during the Speaking Truth to Power workshop. Dignity for All Conference I attended the ‘Dignity for All’ conference held in Leeds on 10th June 2023, and,
We hear of remarkable progress among a small group on Merseyside We all need a fresh start sometimes. A new idea, or a new opportunity. New friendships perhaps or a new routine. Maybe just fresh impetus and new hope. A
Change comes, not from looking and seeing – but from taking action. And Mary has certainly done lots of that. Mary Passeri, at her art studio in York. Photo by David Harrison. Are you ready?… In the past eight years,
The 2023 Budget was a divisive ‘us and them’ one, our panel members feel. Members of the Speaking Truth To Power national panel met on Wednesday to watch the 2023 Budget and to discuss what it means. Afterwards, the panel’s
This week’s Budget must bridge the rich-poor gulf, and start addressing the causes of poverty, say people with direct experience of UK poverty This week’s Budget statement is a precious chance to bridge the rich-poor divide and to enable opportunities
