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Competition Commission raps doorstep lenders

Competition Commission raps doorstep lenders

Debt on our Doorstep has welcomed the final report from the Competition Commission inquiry into Home Credit, but the remedies it proposes will take another 18 months to have an impact.

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45 church leaders challenge government to end the destitution of asylum seekers

Church leaders from different denominations have this week shown their outrage at the government system that leaves some asylum seekers totally destitute in the UK by signing a statement in support of the campaign by Church Action on Poverty.

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Sheffield destitution demonstration

Sheffield destitution demonstration

Church Action on Poverty in Sheffield is holding a major demonstration in Sheffield on Saturday 24 June 2006 to call for an end to asylum destitution. Music, drama and speeches.

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Donate to the Living Ghosts campaign

Donate to the Living Ghosts campaign

Help us put an end to asylum destitution, by making a donation towards the campaign using our secure on-line donation facility.

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Pilgrimage to highlight plight of destitute asylum seekers

Christians from across West Yorkshire will be having a pilgrimage through Leeds city centre on the afternoon of Saturday 4th December 2005 in solidarity with the people who are seeking asylum who have been made destitute. The march is part of the “Living Ghosts” campaign to change Government policies that make those people seeking asylum destitute.

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Church Action on Poverty is a national ecumenical Christian social justice charity, committed to tackling poverty in the UK. It works in partnership with churches and with people in poverty themselves to find solutions to poverty, locally, nationally and globally.