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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 contact Liam Purcell on 0161 236 9321 or liamp@church-poverty.org.uk.

Page Credit crunch case studies
Stories gathered from the media in 2008, showing the impact of the economic crisis on people living with poverty.
Page John: Life on a 38p packet of biscuits...
A story of life below the poverty line, from CAP's Thrive project in Stockton-on-Tees.
Page Asylum Podcasts
A series of audio interviews 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 "No one in our house works"
A BBC interview from December 2008, exploring how lack of work has affected one family. Available in audio and text format.
Link Hard times, real lives
A selection of videos about UK poverty from Oxfam's UK Poverty Programme.
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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.