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One Universal Credit recipient tells how the new system led to homelessness. Read more “Universal Credit: I became homeless and depressed”
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Poverty concerns and budget proposals by Church Action on Poverty and other charities have been reported in the Sunday Times. Read more “Universal Credit: Media update”
Adam Spiers, a student at Durham University, is currently a pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago – and he has chosen to use his pilgrimage to raise funds for Church Action on Poverty. We invited him to tell us why.
Read more “Poverty, privilege and pilgrimage”
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We’re a campaigning charity and we want to hear more about the impact Universal Credit is having on people. Read more “Universal Credit: has it worked for you?”
Our local group in Sheffield has a very successful annual ‘Pilgrimage’ event. Revd Phil Borkett, a regular pilgrim, explains why this is such a powerful event.
Read more “Being open to what God has in store: pilgrimages against poverty”
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IF you happened to be in or around Stockton in Teesside on Tuesday, you may have heard first-hand about poverty in the north east of England. Read more “Report & photos from the anti-poverty walk in Teesside”
A Church for the Poor, a new book from Jubilee Plus, explores the same questions as Church Action on Poverty’s ‘Church of the Poor?’ project. In this guest post, Greg Smith, Development Worker for Together Lancashire, reviews the book.
Read more “‘For’ the poor or ‘of’ the poor?”
To transform unjust structures of society,
to challenge violence of every kind and pursue peace and reconciliation
A sermon on the fourth mark of mission
Church of the Resurrection and St Barnabas, Eastlands Manchester
23 July 2017
Read more “Transforming the unjust structures of society”
If you passed through Salford Central Station
in late July or early August, then you might have noticed some striking additions. Read more “Pictures: Why it was all change at Salford Central Station”
WHAT would you talk about if you were given the chance to speak at Parliament? 
Three groups of residents from Leeds, Teesside and London had that opportunity last week Read more “Our day in Parliament: The truth about poverty and how to tackle it”