By Manjeet McCartney and Sabah Noreen, Financial Inclusion Officers at Resolve Poverty Low-income families across the North West have received a significant boost to
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By Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty Ahead of publication of the national Child Poverty Strategy, Resolve Poverty is pleased to launch new
By Lizzie Flew, Communications and Campaigns Manager at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Our recent online survey of 371 children’s doctors working across the
By Patrick McNulty, Policy and Research Assistant at Barnardo’s Too many children in the UK are growing up in poverty, without the basics they
By Sophie Pilendiram, Intern at the Centre for Young Lives Covid changed many childhoods and the cost of living crisis has only deepened the
By Tom Pottrill (Policy Officer), Patsy Davies and Dr Hannah Haycox (Network Development Coordinators) at Resolve Poverty A whole-system approach to tackling poverty requires
By Graham Whitham, Chief Executive at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty is proud of the work we have delivered in Greater Manchester. Much of that
By Dr Hannah Haycox, Network Development Coordinator (Liverpool City Region) at Resolve Poverty Last month, Resolve Poverty was delighted to facilitate a lived experience
By Michael Hough, Senior Public Affairs Officer at the Mental Health Foundation Poverty and mental health are inextricably linked, yet too often the relationship
By Lalitha Try, Economist at the Resolution Foundation Rising energy prices during the cost of living crisis, but also in the two decades preceding
By Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty Local and regional government play a critical role in responding to the financial challenges faced by
By Penny Rimmer, Senior Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty The government’s announcement of a new Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) marks a long-overdue change
By Katy Rubin (Legislative Theatre Practitioner and Creative Civic Strategist, The People Act), Dan Boyden (Arts and Development Practitioner and Theatre Maker), and Trussell
By Dr Abigail Dunn, Head of Policy, Research and Evaluation at Family Fund Families including children under 18 are at a higher risk of
By Teniola Yusuf, Business Development Officer at Resolve Poverty The role of addressing poverty lies with everyone in the community and is not just
By Laura Burgess, Head of Policy and Research at Resolve Poverty It’s hard to believe that this week marks one year since the Labour
By Rory Ewan, Senior Policy and Data Analyst at Policy in Practice Universal Credit (UC) is set to become the UK’s sole means-tested benefit
By Patsy Davies, Network Development Coordinator (Lancashire) at Resolve Poverty On Wednesday 11 June, Resolve Poverty launched the Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network (LAPN) in Burnley
By Sophie Padgett, Network Policy & Research Officer at Trussell Major new research from Trussell shows public finances and the UK economy could benefit
By Isabel Kaner, Policy & Campaigns Officer at the Shared Health Foundation The Shared Health Foundation has released a report, titled ‘Children Living in
By Jon Sands, Programme Officer at Resolve Poverty Poverty always comes down to a lack of income. However, if money guidance is not your
By Hollie Griss, Communications and Media Officer at Resolve Poverty New research to understand regional levels of child poverty, carried out by Loughborough University
By Laura Burgess, Head of Policy and Research at Resolve Poverty With news that the Child Poverty Strategy is now expected in the autumn,
By Alex Clegg, Economist at the Resolution Foundation The Government will publish its Child Poverty Strategy later this year and has promised to bring
By Dr Alice Walker, Public Health Consultant, Mayoral Regions Programme English mayoral regional authorities can play a significant role in tackling poverty and mitigating
By Graham Whitham, Chief Executive of Resolve Poverty The recent mayoral elections have brought the role of regional government in tackling poverty into sharper
By Hollie Griss, Communications & Media Officer at Resolve Poverty We’ve been supporting anti-poverty efforts across Greater Manchester since we were founded in 2016,
By Klervi Mignon, Research Officer at the Living Wage Foundation At the Living Wage Foundation, we recently published our annual snapshot of the scale
By Teniola Yusuf, Business Development Officer at Resolve Poverty In 2023, Resolve Poverty began delivering Poverty Awareness Training to professionals working in health across
By Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive at The King’s Fund One of the founding principles of the NHS is that it is free at the
By Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty is pleased to launch new research, Mission Critical: The role of English regions and
By Claire Donovan, Director of End Furniture Poverty At End Furniture Poverty we’re trying to help the millions of people living without essential furniture
By Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty has today updated the North West Poverty Monitor, a resource which reveals the scale
By Dr Emma Stone, Director of Evidence and Engagement at the Good Things Foundation Last week’s Spring Statement, and the Government’s published assessment on
By Arianne Clarke, Network Policy & Research Officer at Trussell For people trying to survive on a low income, life events or other financial
By Rob Taylor and Sabah Noreen, Financial Inclusion Officers at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty’s Money Matters programme has helped families across Trafford, Manchester, Stockport
By Sophie Padgett, Network Policy & Research Officer at Trussell Trussell’s vision is for a UK without the need for food banks and we
By Clare Maskrey, Principal Policy Officer at Bolton Council Bolton Council and partners have developed a co-designed Tackling Poverty Strategy. The strategy, which has
By Taha Bokhari, Lead Analyst at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Poverty in the UK is still unacceptably high. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s (JRF’s) latest
By Patsy Davies, Network Development Coordinator (Lancashire) at Resolve Poverty When a family or individual faces a housing crisis, this rarely exists in isolation.
By Graham Whitham, Chief Executive Officer at Resolve Poverty We are delighted that 23 organisations have signed up as Principal Partners for 2025. These
By Dr Hannah Haycox, Network Development Coordinator (Liverpool City Region) at Resolve Poverty At Resolve Poverty, our primary focus is to foster strategic, policy-focused
By Graham Whitham, CEO at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty recently sent a submission to the government’s Child Poverty Unit with our recommendations for the
By Helen Rowe, Trainer on ‘The Biology of Poverty’ and Author of ‘Eliminating Poverty in Britain’ (2023) Science is amazing. It’s particularly amazing when
By John Hacking, Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign Coordinator at Resolve Poverty At the time of writing, there are 819 accredited Living Wage Employers
By Sophia Knight, Senior Researcher (Digital Policy) at Demos Despite the well-documented flaws of social media platforms, one of the most powerful qualities of
By Annie McKenzie, Partnership and Projects Lead (Scotland) at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Poverty can be seen as an imbalance of income, wealth and
By Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty This March, the Resolve Poverty Annual Conference will bring together stakeholders from across the country to
By Jon Sands, Programme Officer at Resolve Poverty For the past year Resolve Poverty, in partnership with Action Together, has been providing support to
By Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty, co-authored with Professor John Hudson, Dr Jed Meers, Professor Neil Lunt and Dr Kit Colliver, all
By Priya Sahni-Nicholas, Co-Executive Director of the Equality Trust and Secretariat of the APPG on Poverty and Inequality, and Laura Taylor, Executive Director at
By Penny Rimmer, Senior Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty recently completed research commissioned by Cambridgeshire County Council to support the deliberations of
By Sabine Goodwin, Director at the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) published a new briefing on maternal and
By Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer @ Resolve Poverty Tackling poverty is back on the national agenda with the election of a new government in
By Anna Henry, Research Economist at the IFS Today, 4.3 million children in the UK, or 30%, are living in relative poverty. This marks
By Hollie Griss, Communications and Media Officer at Resolve Poverty Two weeks ago, we announced the winners of our inaugural Resolve Poverty Awards. The
By Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty A new national anti-poverty agenda is on the horizon, with the Labour government committing to enactment
By Tom Waring, Business Development Executive at Resolve Poverty Each year, we hold our conference, bringing together people from across the country to discuss
By Graham Whitham, CEO at Resolve Poverty Last week the Government set out how they intend to develop a UK child poverty strategy. This
By Penny Rimmer, Senior Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty Council Tax reform is long overdue. The current system is deeply regressive and disproportionately affects
By Patrick McNulty, Policy and Research Assistant at Barnardo’s At Barnardo’s we support families, children and young people experiencing poverty across UK. This has
By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty has been developing the meaningful engagement of people with experience of poverty in
By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty’s Money Matters programme has helped families across Trafford, Manchester, Stockport and Rochdale to
By Jon Sands, Programme Officer at Resolve Poverty The Money Advice Referral Tools (MARTs) are now available in seven Greater Manchester boroughs after the
By Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty Election of the new Labour government has brought a renewed focus on poverty, with the government’s
By Maeve Cohen, Project Lead at The Social Guarantee With a new government came new hope. We know that to repair the damage done
By Genevieve Hadida, Research Assistant at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine The deterioration of health in the UK is of increasing
By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty is working with Cambridgeshire County Council and the local Poverty Strategy Commission to
By Maria Appleby, Operations Manager (Community Energy) at Scope At Scope, we know life costs more for disabled people. Not all disabled households can
By Hollie Griss, Communications and Media Officer at Resolve Poverty To mark the 200th edition of our newsletter, we take a look back at
By Ronan McCabe, Research Associate at the Medical Research Council / Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit Child poverty is a
By Bhupendra Mistry, Founding Director at the Kamla Foundation and Kamla Institute The Kamla Foundation is a local charity based in Greater Manchester addressing
By Liz Gadd, Environmental Lead at New Philanthropy Capital and Programme Director for Everyone’s Environment To address climate change and wider environmental harm, we
By Lalitha Try, Economist at the Resolution Foundation Following the General Election, living standards growth must be on the agenda for the new government.
By Laura Burgess, Head of Policy and Research at Resolve Poverty Adoption of the socio-economic duty was included in the new Labour government’s
By Tom Waring, Business Development Executive at Resolve Poverty We are excited to announce the launch of the Resolve Poverty Awards 2024! We are
By Gwen Dalziel, Regional Operational Lead at Children North East Children North East is a large North East based children’s charity, with work extending
By Rachael Walker, Policy and Research Director at Policy in Practice Access to financial support through the welfare state is a right. Yet the
By Jon Sands, Programme Officer at Resolve Poverty We have just launched the Bolton Money Advice Referral Tool (MART), which means we now have
By Tom Waring, Business Development Executive at Resolve Poverty Booking is back open for our range of anti-poverty training courses. Our courses are for
By Laura Burgess, Head of Policy & Research at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty has congratulated the new Prime Minister and his government on a
By Will Wheeler, Policy Officer at Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) A new report from the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) and
By Katie Thomson-Greene, Managing Director at the Creative Mentor Network Manchester has evolved as a hub for the UK creative industries in the North
By Graham Whitham, Chief Executive Officer at Resolve Poverty We are really pleased to announce that Greater Manchester Poverty Action has today rebranded to
By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty’s Money Matters programme has so far helped families across Trafford, Manchester, Stockport and
By Laura Burgess, Senior Policy & Research Advisor at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty is proud to work alongside partner organisations like The Children’s Society,
By Hollie Griss, Communications and Media Officer at Resolve Poverty New research on local levels of child poverty, carried out by Loughborough University for
By Christine Camacho, PhD Fellow ARC-GM at the University of Manchester and Dr Luke Munford, Senior Lecturer in Health Economics at the University of
By Kiri Adams, Social Policy Manager at Christians Against Poverty You will often find debt and poverty come hand in hand. Low income, poor
By Simran Motiani, Analyst (A Fairer Start) at Nesta Implemented in 2017, the two-child limit policy restricts support for families via Universal Credit or
By Meghan Meek-O’Connor, Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor at Save the Children Child poverty in this country has become a fact of life: ‘too
By Hannah Webster, Co-Founder at Care Full Care Full – a new organisation launched this year by myself and co-founder Ruth Hannan – explores
By Silvia Galandini, Domestic Poverty Lead at Oxfam GB and Claire Spoors, Advocacy Adviser (UK Inequality) at Oxfam GB Oxfam’s new paper sets out
By Claire Wood, Director at Datesand Financial wellbeing in the workplace is a necessity. With poor financial health affecting almost one in three employees,
By Amanda Bailey, Director at the North East Child Poverty Commission The North East of England has enormous strengths and incredible potential – and
By Chit Selvarajah, Policy Manager at Independent Age There are more than 400,000 older private renters in England. But despite numbers increasing by about
By Scott Compton, Senior Policy Advisor at Action for Children We are often told that work is the best route out of poverty, but
GMCVO and Resolve Poverty want to hear from organisations that are working in a participatory way with people affected by the economic injustice of
By Jon Sands, Programme Officer at Resolve Poverty Resolve Poverty (Resolve Poverty) is working with Action Together and local partners to promote meaningful lived
By Isabel Taylor, Analysis Manager at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation In January, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published its annual UK Poverty report. This used
By Lalitha Try, Economist at the Resolution Foundation The combined impact of the benefit cap and two-child limit are set to push the majority
By Rachel Summerscales, Project Officer at Greater Manchester Community Led Homes In the ever-evolving landscape of housing, the concept of Community Led Housing (CLH)
By Lizzie Flew, Communications and Campaigns Manager at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Too many children are growing up in poverty in the UK.
By Hannah Biggs and Jo Wildman, Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) Being disabled, or living in a disabled household, are some of the
By Penny Rimmer, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty (Resolve Poverty) On Tuesday 30 January, Resolve Poverty, alongside the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN), End
By Tom Lee, Senior Policy Analyst at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Free School Meals (FSMs) have sparked a lot of policy debate in
By Ceci Sutcliffe, Partnerships Development Manager at Plinth Despite their eligibility, there are 3,181,729 single people with an annual income of less than £12,000
By Georgina Burt, Senior Education Policy Officer at Child Poverty Action Group, and Matija Tomanovic, National Campaigns Manager at the National Education Union Schools
By Josh Nicholson, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Justice There are those that are getting by, and there are those who are
By Dr Nicholas Kofi Adjei, Research Associate at the Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool Child poverty is rising in
By Laura Burgess, Senior Policy & Research Advisor at Resolve Poverty (Resolve Poverty) Ahead of party conference season in September, Resolve Poverty wrote an
By Ella Michalski, Changing Realities participant Changing Realities is a participatory online project led by academics at the University of York and Child Poverty
By Katie Schmuecker, Principal Policy Advisor at Joseph Rowntree Foundation No one in our country should have to rely on charity because they can’t
By Professor John McKendrick, Co-Director at the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit Last month, the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU) at
By Joe Cox, Senior Policy Officer (Household Debt) at Debt Justice The UK is highly unequal. Our economy creates and reinforces power, income, and
By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes at Resolve Poverty (Resolve Poverty) Resolve Poverty’s Money Matters programme has so far helped Trafford and Manchester families
By Jo Garsden, Programme Manager at Greater Manchester Ageing Hub In my work around financial hardship, which is supported by national charity Independent Age,
By Georgina Burt, Senior Education Policy Officer at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) In a unique piece of collaborative research, for the first time
By Ivy Mullen, Policy and Research Assistant at Barnardo’s In December we set up an emergency fund at Barnardo’s to help families with the
By Hollie Griss, Communications and Media Officer at Resolve Poverty On Monday 16 October, individuals and organisations from across Greater Manchester came together to
By Dr Luke Munford, Senior Lecturer in Health Economics at the University of Manchester England, and the UK more broadly, is a deeply unequal
By Matt Padley, Co-Director of the Centre for Research and Social Policy at Loughborough University What do people need to live with dignity in
By Tom Waring, Business Development Executive at Resolve Poverty We at Resolve Poverty are very excited to share our new training offer with you.
By Mallory Morehead, Programme Manager at the Centre for Applied Education Research and Megan Wood, Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Leeds Children
Our Money Matters debt and benefits advice service in schools has seen local families boost their income by up to £24,000 in a year.
By Sheenagh Young, CEO at South Manchester Credit Union and Chair of SoundPound Consortium Greater Manchester is about to be the first place in
By Dawn Kaveney, Volunteer Development Worker at Manchester Mind As a collective Manchester Mind, Cheetham Hill Advice Centre (CHAC), Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
By Aisha Muhammad, Public Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty (Resolve Poverty) Resolve Poverty chairs the Greater Manchester VCSE anti-poverty forum, established under the delivery
By Alison Eastwood, Development Manager at the Bond Board Covid-19, the cost-of-living crisis and the impending Renters Reform Act have hit the private rented
By Helen Rowe, writer and social researcher Poverty is unacceptable and yet, if we are honest, it is accepted. There is a world of
By Joe Farnworth-Mayers, Policy Officer (Local) at The Trussell Trust Unexpected costs happen in our lives – whether it’s a boiler packing up or
By Jo Garsden, Programme Manager at Greater Manchester Ageing Hub National advice charity Independent Age has initiated a new partnership with Greater Manchester to
By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes at Resolve Poverty (Resolve Poverty) Resolve Poverty’s money maximising tool has proven to be a success across Greater
By Megan Isaac, Research and Policy Intern at Just Fair Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010, the socio-economic duty (‘the duty’), is intended
By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes at Resolve Poverty One of Resolve Poverty’s strategic aims is to embed the voices of people with lived
By Sophie Little, North West Programme Manager at the Living Wage Foundation On Thursday 6 July, the Living Wage Champions Awards were held in
By Dr Natalija Atas and Dr Vicki Dabrowski, Liverpool Hope University A momentous gathering happened in Liverpool last month, uniting 160 people who represented
By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes at Resolve Poverty (Resolve Poverty) Resolve Poverty recently hosted focus groups with local people to influence our future
By Hollie Griss, Communications and Media Officer at Resolve Poverty (Resolve Poverty) Next week, Resolve Poverty will be launching new data exploring people across
By Helen Flynn, Head of Policy, Research and Campaigns at Just Fair On Thursday 15 June the Scottish Government published its consultation on the
By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes at Resolve Poverty (Resolve Poverty) Resolve Poverty’s Money Matters programme has so far helped Trafford and Manchester families
By Holly Grimes, People and Leadership Lead at GreaterSport Volunteering in all forms can have huge benefits for individuals, organisations, and society, but there
By Helen Flynn, Head of Policy, Research and Campaigns at Just Fair On Wednesday 24 May 2023, Rother District Council became the latest local
By Hollie Griss, Communications and Media Officer at Resolve Poverty At Resolve Poverty, we have been leading on North West publicity for the End
By Rachel Walters, Coordinator at the End Child Poverty Coalition On 5 June, Loughborough University and the End Child Poverty Coalition – of which
By Katie Schmuecker (Principal Policy Advisor) and Graeme Cooke (Director of Evidence and Policy) at Joseph Rowntree Foundation Deepening poverty is shrinking people’s worlds.
By Georgina Burt, Development Manager (Cost of the School Day) at Child Poverty Action Group For the last three years through the UK Cost
By Laura Burgess, Senior Policy and Research Advisor at Resolve Poverty Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf, hosted a landmark cross-party, cross-sector anti-poverty summit in
By Penny Rimmer, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty The Covid-19 pandemic and Cost-of-living Crisis have heightened the importance of local authorities in responding to
By Aisha Muhammed, Public Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty On Wednesday 3 May, Resolve Poverty launched the Greater Manchester VCSE Anti-Poverty Forum. The forum
By Tylor-Maria Johnson and Alex Clegg, Senior Policy and Data Analysts at Policy in Practice A new report by Policy in Practice estimates that
By Louise Atkinson, primary school teacher and President of the National Education Union In September, the National Education Union launched our campaign for Free
By Graham Whitham CEO, Resolve Poverty Last Thursday Resolve Poverty held our first event in London as we took our report, Local anti-poverty strategies:
One million families claiming tax credits to receive Cost-of-Living Payment from May 2nd, 2023 One million eligible claimant families receiving tax credits, and no
New report from the Samaritans By Adele Owen QPM, Greater Manchester Suicide Prevention & Bereavement Support Programme Manager, NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care With
Over 90 organisations have asked politicians what they intend to do to help the millions of households still going without essentials. In a letter
Safe Sick Pay Campaign: Take Action with us! By the Centre for Progressive Change Currently one in three people in the UK struggle on
Coping with an impossible situation: How organisations and individuals are struggling to respond to the fuel poverty crisis in Greater Manchester By Anna Lopez,
By Aisha Muhammad, Resolve Poverty Public Policy Officer On March 23rd, 2023, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released their annual Households Below
By Claire Vibert and Kate Harding, the facilitation team for the Trafford PTC Over the last 18 months, Trafford Poverty Truth Commission has been
By Mick McAteer and Gareth Evans, Financial Inclusion Centre Millions of people are not served by the mainstream lending market and need alternative fair
By Austin Duxbury, Assistant Head, Piper Hill Post 16 Dept, Wythenshawe Students at Piper Hill’s Post 16 department in Wythenshawe have been experiencing first-hand
On Monday February 27th, 2023 Manchester City Council launched their renewed Anti-Poverty Strategy as part of their commitment to ‘Making Manchester Fairer’. The launch
from a press release by The Food Foundation New data released last week from The Food Foundation shows the number of households where children
Save the date: Fuel poverty in Greater Manchester March 30th 2023 Coinciding with the launch of our new report, Warm this Winter, on Thursday
Boosting household incomes with Money Matters Resolve Poverty’s Money Matters programme has so far helped Trafford and Manchester families to gain more than £100,000
By Jon Sands, Programme Officer Poverty can be split up by category, for example food poverty or fuel poverty, but the underlying cause is
Launch of SoundPound loan across Greater Manchester By Sheenagh Young, CEO South Manchester Credit Union, Chair of SoundPound Consortium February 15th was a day
Help grow and increase the impact of our work by becoming a Principal Partner of Resolve Poverty. Principal Partners commit to supporting the work
Universal Credit and employers: exploring the demand side of UK active labour market policy by Dr Calum Carson, Decent Work and Productivity Research Centre
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Graham Whitham, Chief Executive Officer, Resolve Poverty This has been a challenging year for the fight against poverty, with factors outside of our control
Celebrating the Tameside Poverty Truth Commission Poverty Truth Commissions (PTCs) bring people with lived experience of poverty together with civic and business leaders in
By Cllr Leanne Feeley Executive member for Education, Achievement and Equalities Tameside Council has become the latest local authority in Greater Manchester to voluntarily
Boosting household income with Money Matters By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes Hundreds of millions of pounds worth of benefits are going unclaimed in
CSJ Launches inquiry into social housing decarbonisation By Ben Robinson, Senior Researcher, Centre for Social Justice The Centre for Social Justice has launched a
A GM-wide anti-gambling harms campaign By Ellie Caddick, Communications and Engagement Manager, Greater Manchester Combined Authority Odds Are They Win is an anti-gambling harms
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service urges residents to ‘Stay Fire Safe’ as the cost-of-living increases By Michael Chick, Senior Communications Officer, Greater Manchester
Reflections on Resolve Poverty’s Cost-of-living Crisis Conference A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Cost-of-living Crisis Conference on October 20th at St
Press release from Yes. Yes Manchester CIO has been awarded funding by the National Lottery Community Fund’s (NLCF) Reaching Communities programme, one of only
Manchester artist Len Grant creates a pop-up exhibition to highlight the city’s poverty. “There are two sides to Manchester,” says sketcher and writer, Len
By Jon Sands, Programme Officer, Money Advice Referral Tool Part of Resolve Poverty’s strategy is to embed the voice of people with lived experience
by Penny Rimmer, Resolve Poverty Policy Officer and and Shairi Bowes at Salford City Council The Equality Act 2010 contains a valuable tool to
Challenge Poverty Week in England and Wales By Niall Cooper, Church Action on Poverty Are you ready? It’s time to come together with people
What can we do about the cost-of-living crisis? By Uisce Jordan, Changing Realities Project The release of the Chancellor’s ‘mini-budget’ on the September 23rd
The government has no strategy to tackle poverty In the mini-budget statement on September 23rd, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled his “growth plan”, announcing the
By Helena Canavan, More Than Food Project Manager, Bridging the Gap Bridging the Gap has over the summer provided school uniform support to families
Energy support benefits the better off and doesn’t go far enough to address the cost-of-living crisis facing low-income families or the UK’s longstanding poverty
Call for Conference content With the rising cost-of-living set to hit low and modest income households even harder in the autumn, Resolve Poverty (Resolve
Loan sharks preying on the vulnerable as cost-of-living soars by the IMLT Team Families struggling to cope with the rising cost-of-living are being targeted
By Lucy Goode, The Growth Company The Growth Company, an award-winning social enterprise rooted in Manchester, has launched its Max Your Money campaign to
We want your views By Lucy Bird, Fundraising Officer Click here to complete the Resolve Poverty Annual Impact Survey 2022. Deadline is Wednesday August
A new tool from Citizens Advice for understanding the cost-of-living crisis More and more people are coming to Citizens Advice in financial crisis than
As the cost-of-living crisis continues, we want to keep you up to date with the latest regional and national policy announcements. Over the last
A new programme from Resolve Poverty By Graham Whitham, Chief Executive Officer The cost-of-living crisis continues. At a time like this, when so many
The importance of local anti-poverty strategies By Alexis Darby, Head of Advocacy, Policy and Research At Resolve Poverty we work with local authorities across
Affordable housing that is easy to understand Article provided by Manchester City Council Manchester City Council has announced a new rent level called the
End Child Poverty Coalition: Action Toolkit by Rachel Walters, End Child Poverty Coalition Coordinator The End Child Poverty coalition have launched their Action Toolkit,
Local welfare assistance scheme and best practise By Alexis Darby, Head of Advocacy, Policy and Research, Resolve Poverty As the cost-of-living crisis continues, more
By Sheenagh Young, CEO South Manchester Credit Union South Manchester Credit Union has been running a proof of concept for the proposed No Interest
Greater Manchester Pension Top Up campaign 2022 By Greater Manchester Ageing Hub People in Greater Manchester are being urged to check if they are
Employment Legal Advice Service By Naomi Ilagoswa, Head of Strategic Partnerships & External Projects, The Growth Company The Growth Company together with Citizens Advice
We have recently published the Greater Manchester Poverty Monitor 2022. The Monitor reveals the scale and nature of poverty in Greater Manchester. By developing
By Penny Rimmer, Policy officer, Resolve Poverty Research conducted by Loughborough University for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has revealed that families with children
By Alexis Darby, Head of Advocacy, Policy and Research The Household Support Fund was established during the Covid-19 pandemic as part of the government
Organisations in Tameside are better able to help people to access the support that’s right for them as a result of Resolve Poverty’s Money
By Zhané Edwards, Parliamentary Assistant, Child Poverty Action Group In his spring statement, the Chancellor added £500 million to the household support fund, which
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The Cost of the school day in England: Pupils’ Perspectives A report by the Child Poverty Action Group Child Poverty Action Group’s (CPAG’s) Cost
Lived Experience Employment Podcast Series by Inspiring Change Manchester Inspiring Change Manchester designed the GROW Traineeship programme to help break down barriers into work
Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has announced a series of major steps to move Greater Manchester towards a London-style public transport system with London-level
By Graham Whitham, Chief Executive Officer There has been a large amount of evidence published recently highlighting the mounting financial pressures facing households in
In January we launched Resolve Poverty’s second Money Advice Referral Tool, in Oldham and we are now working on rolling it out to four
Tameside council offer support to ‘in work’ families to improve employment situation By Iain Forrest Partnership and Engagement Officer, Tameside MBC Poverty doesn’t end
Street Support Network Greater Manchester launch new ‘Advice for Families’ By Gary Dunstan, Street Support At the start of 2020, emphasis focused on people
By Simon Watts, Public Health Registrar, Greater Manchester A study published in the Lancet in November 2021 presented important findings for action at a
Exploring New Narratives On Child Poverty Wednesday February 16th, 2022 online event from 12.30 – 2pm Even before the pandemic, 4.3 million children were
Unforeseen life events plunge over 15 million into financial insecurity A new report from national poverty charity, Turn2us, reveals how over 15 million people
by Rose Grayston, a Senior Programme Manager at the New Economics Foundation The ‘levelling up’ agenda is frequently discussed by politicians, policy makers and
We need a new deal for workers By Paddy Lillis, General Secretary, Usdaw The new Real Living Wage rate announced this week reflects the
The safety net beneath the safety net? The North East Child Poverty Commission (NECPC) is calling for the Government to strengthen both the national
Hunger and the welfare state By Lisa Scullion, University of Salford & Ben Baumberg Geiger, University of Kent A major new research report looks
A new film, made by local people has been released that reveals big social challenges facing many communities in Greater Manchester. The film, ‘Made
United Utilities – supporting customers affected by a reduction in benefits United Utilities is inviting customers affected by the recent changes to benefits to
By Beck Golubows, South Manchester Credit Union This October, the eight community credit unions of Greater Manchester, collectively known as Sound Pound, will be
New research project seeks employer views and experiences of Universal Credit By Katy Jones, Research Fellow in the Centre for Decent Work and Productivity
NICs increase ‘adds insult to injury’ for families facing devastating cut to Universal Credit New JRF analysis estimates that around 2 million families on
By Erica Roscoe, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North Digital access is essential to our everyday lives. But our recent research into digital exclusion highlighted
Number of young people receiving benefits increases A new report by the Resolution Foundation The proportion of young adults claiming income-related benefits increased from
The case for expanding free school meals (FSM) A new report by CPAG and Covid Realities The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and Covid
By Jane Jacoby, Child Poverty Action Group The number of families affected by in-work poverty is rising. Parents on low pay now need the
Community Savers is a network of women-led savings groups which engage in regular peer support: sharing ideas, experiences and strategies for reducing poverty in
The National #KeepTheLifeline Campaign As you are no doubt aware, in October the Government plans to cut the £20 a week (£1040 a year)
By Graham Whitham At Resolve Poverty we are delighted to have published a new guide for local and combined authorities on voluntary adoption and
Fighting poverty on all fronts in Salford By Cllr Sharmina August, lead member for anti-poverty, inclusive economy and equalities. Preventing poverty, supporting people and
Trafford Housing Trust Employment and Skills service supports customers seeking training and job opportunities Trafford Housing Trust (THT) customers seeking employment and training opportunities
Private sector tenants and evictions: The end of the temporary eviction ban By Tom Togher, Chief Officer, Salford Citizens Advice Bureau First the advice!
How do those aged 30-50 in zero-hour, self-employed, or temporary work manage their finances? Researchers at the University of Manchester are looking at how
By David Bradley, Child Poverty Action Group Schools have a unique place within their communities. With an extended school day, schools can and do
Greater Manchester Real Living Wage Campaign Update By John Hacking, Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign Co-ordinator. May 12th was a very significant date for
New local child poverty figures show worrying trends By Graham Whitham, CEO Resolve Poverty Last week the End Child Poverty Coalition released new analysis
Confusion and stigma: half a million people missing out on Universal Credit as COVID-19 hit A Welfare at a (Social) Distance study, funded by
by Graham Whitham It was good to see the launch of the Greater Manchester Independent Inequalities Commission report last month. The Commission was launched
By Helen Walker, Policy & Influence Worker, Macc Gorton and Levenshulme highlights the need for a radical approach to building resilient communities that can
Childcare costs rise as providers struggle to remain sustainable during the pandemic By Hannah May Parlett, Coram Family and Childcare Britain’s parents are paying
Next steps By Graham Whitham In December, Resolve Poverty launched our Strengthening the role of local welfare assistance report. The report identifies good practice
Last week’s Budget announcement that Universal Credit will be cut by £20 a week in October is a setback for families. Imran Hussain, Director
Events in March will explore strengthening local welfare provision Local welfare assistance schemes can play a central role in the local safety net, meeting
At the launch event for Living Wage Week 2020 on November 9th, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, called on every sector partner
Greater Manchester Mental Wellbeing conversation findings published By Charlene Mulhern, Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership Findings from the Greater Manchester Mental Wellbeing
Why Wigan Council have made it their own responsibility to consider poverty Resolve Poverty is keen for socio-economic duty to be included in equalities
By Simon Watts, Public Health Registrar on placement with Resolve Poverty Poverty can cause ill health, but ill health can lead to poverty. We
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