🤝 You will often find debt and poverty come hand in hand.

In a new article, Kiri Adams, Social Policy Manager at Christians Against Poverty (CAP) UK, shares new research exploring the link between debt, poverty and living standards 👇

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📢 The two-child limit policy restricts support for families via Universal Credit or Child Tax Credits to the first two children in a household.

In a new article, Nesta set out new findings on how the policy is shaping children’s early development 👇

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With the #generalelection2024 date set, it's now time for all parties to commit to tackling poverty in their manifestos, and for the next party of government to announce a national mission to end poverty across the UK. We've got the answers here Greater Manchester Poverty Action.

📢In today's newsletter, Nesta set out findings on how the two-child limit affects learning, Kiri Adams shares Christians Against Poverty (CAP) UK's research on debt and poverty, and Luke Munford & Christine Camacho explore regional disparities in 'Deaths of Despair'.

👉 Take a read: us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=c7eba2e3734…

🧭 The benefits system is challenging to navigate – millions of people are missing out on vital support, impacting our wellbeing and increasing financial insecurity.

👉 Find out more: turn2us.org.uk/campaigns-and-…
#GetTheSystemWorking Turn2us - Tackling Financial Insecurity Together

📢 Looking for a new role?

As we enter an exciting new period as an organisation, we're seeking a Policy and Research Officer to join our growing team.

👉 Learn more and apply: gmpovertyaction.org/policy-and-res…

📢NEW campaign:

Children embody hope for the future. Listen to the experiences of parents and carers living on low income and their hopes for a better future for their children. #HopeStartsHere

Listen and Share: changingrealities.org/hope
Changing Realities

🗣️ People living in poverty or who have lived in poverty bring unique insights to systems that affect their lives.

We advocate for meaningful involvement of people with lived experience throughout decision-making.

Learn more about our lived experience engagement work to date 👇

🎬 It was fantastic to have Gemma Munday and Meghan Meek-O'Connor (@savechildrenuk) join us at our conference in March to share their short film, Potential not Poverty, influenced by children's experiences of poverty and shaped by their creativity.

Did you see it? Tell us what you thought 👇

💡 Your organisation can help grow and increase the impact of our work by joining our Principal Partner Scheme.

Principal Partners directly fund our work to reduce and prevent poverty, and gain access to a variety of benefits as part of the scheme.

👉 gmpovertyaction.org/principal-part…

💭 Did you know? The Greater Manchester Poverty Monitor details statistics relating to poverty across ten themes, highlighting the scale of poverty and inequality of outcomes both within the city-region and in comparison to the rest of England.

👉 gmpovertyaction.org/access-the-pov…

⚠️ Loan sharks deceive borrowers into blaming themselves for their situation, but it's the illegal lenders who are at fault.

No blame falls on the borrower. Stop Loan Sharks England can help and support anyone dealing with a loan shark.

#StopLoanSharksEngland #SLSWeek24 #noblamenoshame

✍️ We have signed this joint letter from Just Fair calling on the UK Prime Minister to stop evading the scrutiny of the UN on the issue of food poverty.

The UN special rapporteur wants to conduct an official visit to the UK and should be granted access 👇

💡 Poverty is neither inevitable nor necessary.

Our work is underpinned by a number of principles setting out how we understand and approach poverty.

We believe these principles are central to effective anti-poverty initiatives, and they are interwoven into everything we do 👇

🎤 It was fantastic to hear from Datesand Ltd, The Bridge Group, Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter and GM Living Wage on what employers can do to promote financial inclusion at our conference in March.

👉 You can read Datesand's advice for boosting financial wellbeing at: gmpovertyaction.org/what-can-emplo…