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Church of the Poor?

A call to action for churches in the UK - how can we build what Pope Francis has called "a poor church that is for the poor"?

This is the report that launched our Church on the Margins programme.

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Same Boat? Poems on poverty and lockdown

Preventing Poverty Beyond Death

Our research into the rising cost of funerals, its impact on people on low incomes, and how churches can help to tackle the problem.

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Same Boat? Poems on poverty and lockdown

Restoring Faith in the Safety Net

Our 2015 research into the impact of cuts and changes to the benefits system.

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Same Boat film

Same Boat? Poems on poverty and lockdown

Time to Rethink Benefit Sanctions

A report calling for a review of the harmful regime of benefit sanctions. Published jointly by Church Action on Poverty with several UK Churches.

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Same Boat film

Same Boat? Poems on poverty and lockdown

Five Years of Pilgrimages against Poverty

A reflection on the first five years of our Sheffield group's annual Pilgrimage events.

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Same Boat? Poems on poverty and lockdown

Food, Fuel, Finance

This report presents findings from ‘Closing the Gap in Scotland’, a project with Scottish partners to explore solutions to the unjust ‘Poverty Premium’.

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Same Boat? Poems on poverty and lockdown

Good Society

An exploration of different people, places and projects across the UK, and the values and faith they share.

The report from research carried out jointly by Church Action on Poverty and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.

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Same Boat? Poems on poverty and lockdown

Below the Breadline

Our 2014 research into the relentless rise of food poverty in Britain. Published jointly with Oxfam and the Trussell Trust.

We are now campaigning to End Hunger in the UK, as part of a coalition which also includes Oxfam and the Trussell Trust.

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Same Boat film

Same Boat? Poems on poverty and lockdown

Let Us Switch!

Our 2014 research into how prepayment meters trap people in fuel poverty.

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Same Boat film

Same Boat? Poems on poverty and lockdown

Stopping the Payday Loan Rip-off

A coalition of consumer, debt and anti-poverty charities, backed by a cross-party group of MPs, calls for urgent action by Government to tackle, once and for all, the scourge of irresponsible lending by payday and other high-cost lenders.

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Same Boat film

Same Boat? Poems on poverty and lockdown