Media Activity
Resolve Poverty actively promotes our own activities and supports national anti-poverty campaigns through the media. This page details some of Resolve Poverty’s recent media appearances. You can also find our latest press statements on this page.
To contact us about our media work, please get in touch by email.
To get the latest poverty stories straight to your inbox, sign up to our fortnightly newsletter.
Media appearances
Manchester Evening News
‘You want to do more and to give your kids the life you want to – but you can’t’
Read hereThe Independent
Low income families could boost their income by up to £24,000 a year with new scheme
Read hereBBC Breakfast
CEO Graham Whitham talks about the cost-of-living crisis, including rising energy bills
Watch hereSky News
As people struggle without heating, CEO Graham Whitham talks about the gap between what families need but can’t afford
Watch herePress releases
Benefit changes and an extension to the Household Support Fund are welcomed, but Government must go further to make its anti-poverty ambitions a reality
30 October 2024
The Labour Government’s first Autumn Budget, delivered today by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, included an extension to the Household Support Fund, an increase to the national minimum wage, and changes to Universal Credit and Carers’ Allowance, all of which have been welcomed by Resolve Poverty.
New resource reveals poverty landscape across the North West
25 September 2024
Resolve Poverty has today launched the North West Poverty Monitor, a new resource which
reveals the scale and nature of poverty across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire,
Lancashire and Cumbria.
Extension of Household Support Fund is welcomed – but government must commit to long-term funding for local welfare assistance, Resolve Poverty warns
27 August 2024
After months of uncertainty for local authorities across the country, the Chancellor is understood to be looking at an extension of the Household Support Fund (HSF) beyond 30 September.
Greater Manchester Poverty Action rebrands as Resolve Poverty
26 June 2024
Greater Manchester Poverty Action has today rebranded to Resolve Poverty to signal its determination to tackle poverty in local areas and regions nationwide.
New research highlights why tackling child poverty in the North West must be top of the priority list for political parties this general election
6 June 2024
The DWP has today released its Households Below Average Income statistics, which show that child poverty has reached a record high – with 4.3 million children in the UK now below the poverty line.
Resolve Poverty urges all parties to make poverty a priority ahead of general election
23 May 2024
Resolve Poverty welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement of a general election, urging all political parties to include ending poverty across the country as a priority in their manifestos.