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Case studies and stories from people experiencing poverty and exclusion. We are always looking for more stories to illustrate the realities of poverty and exclusion, to support our work and make people's voices heard. If you have a story to share, please take part in our survey at www.church-poverty.org.uk/news/crisisstories

Page Church responses to the recession
CAP is currently working across the UK to explore how churches can best respond to the recession and stand alongside those worst affected. These are some examples of what churches are already doing in their communities.
Page The impact of the recession
Since early 2009, CAP has been asking people how the recession is affecting them, their family and friends. These are some of the stories we've heard.
Page Incapacity benefit: a letter to the Welfare Reform Minister
Summer 2009: one claimant lists the problems and mistreatment he has encountered in his dealings with the benefits system.
Page The Destitution Trap
May 2009: people who have been refused asylum share their stories of destitution in a powerful short film from the Refugee Council.
Page Poverty Truth Commission video highlights
Selected highlights from the Poverty Truth Commission at Glasgow City Chambers on 21 March 2009 - people share their experiences of living in poverty.
Page Voices from the Edge
Video clips from a performance of the play 'Voices from the Edge' in Poverty & Homelessness Action Week 2009.
Page Barnsley's homeless people speak out
Video interviews recorded by Barnsley CAP for an event in Poverty & Homelessness Action Week 2009.
Page Thrive interviews on child poverty
February 2009: Thrive, a project of CAP, helped to produce this special feature about child poverty for Channel 4 News.
Page Credit crunch case studies
2008: stories gathered from the media, showing the impact of the economic crisis on people living with poverty.
Page Unemployment: life on a 38p packet of biscuits...
2008: a story of life on the dole, from a person helped by CAP's Thrive project in Stockton-on-Tees.
Page Asylum Podcasts
Summer 2007: a series of audio interviews carried out for CAP with destitute asylum-seekers.
Link Asylum Stories
A website gathering stories of asylum-seekers experiencing destitution and other problems in the UK.
Link Poverty Podcasts
Podcasts from the Development Trust Association, telling the stories of practitioners and local people in community-led organisations tackling UK poverty.
Link GET FAIR Testimonials
Testimonials from people living with poverty, gathered by the GET FAIR campaign.
Link Oxfam videos: Hard Times, Real Lives
A selection of videos about UK poverty from Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme.
Link BBC interviews about fuel poverty in Scotland
February 2009: BBC interviews with a grandmother and a disabled single father about their struggles with fuel poverty. In video and text formats.
Link The Testimony Project
A voice for refugee women and the organisations that support them. Includes video and written testimonies of people's experiences.
Link BBC interview about lack of work
December 2008: a BBC interview, exploring how lack of work has affected one family. Available in audio and text format.
Link Working Alongside
August 2009: A report from discussions with people who have long-term experience of poverty about their experiences of the benefits system, and ideas for changes to the system. The report was produced by Community Links and ATD Fourth World.
Link Below the breadline: A year in the life of families in poverty
Summer 2009: a report from Barnardo's recounting a year in the life of 16 families from across the UK living below the poverty line.
Link Videos from the Need Not Greed campaign
Includes several people talking about their experiences of cash-in-hand work and the informal economy.
Page Born Free
November 2009: the story of Sofia, who came to the UK from Zimbabwe seeking sanctuary. Her asylum claim was rejected and she is now living in Manchester.
Page Wee Shots
September 2009: a film from Save The Children exploring child poverty, made by young people for themselves.
Page Christmas as a failed asylum-seeker
December 2009: a video exploring what Christmas is like for people who have been refused sanctuary in the UK.
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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.