Poverty and Debt
| CURRENT CAMPAIGNS | |
| Dear Prime Minister Campaign | |
| This is a Church Action on Poverty campaign, supported by the VMP. It was launched on 24th May. The idea is to call on the new coalition Government to honour its commitment to protecting those on low incomes from the effect of public spending cuts. Local churches, projects and those directly affected by poverty are invited to write their own letters to the Prime Minister outlining their key priorities for the new Government. For more information please click here |
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| We are also still calling on Churches to join the MP Accountability Network to hold your MP to account for the promises they make on poverty and inequality. For more details please click here | |
| Help! There’s an asylum seeker in my Church | |
| A day conference in Manchester and Glasgow on the 26th of June exploring how you and your Church can support asylum seekers and refugees in your community. Organised by Church Action on Poverty, the Boaz Trust, refugee communities and others, the event will increase your understanding of the experiences faced by asylum seekers in your area and help inform, equip and inspire you with practical ways to get involved. For more details and a booking form please click here |
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| Living Wage | |
| The living wage campaign is a campaign to ensure that employees are paid not the minimum wage, but a Living Wage which is enough to keep people out of poverty and not reliant on in-work benefits. Clearly in this economic climate it is more important than ever to make sure the poorest are lifted out of poverty. Our friends at Church Action on Poverty have put together a briefing for Churches outlining why the living wage should be paid and giving more details about what it is and how it is calculated. Businesses can also sign-up as a an official Living Wage Employer at http://www.londoncitizens.org.uk/livingwage/application.html |
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