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Category - poverty truth commission

18 Apr 2012

Rhetoric on poverty which does not add up to action

The rhetoric of some in government and some in the churches is not adding up in factual and practical terms, Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu told the Church Urban Fund (CUF) 'Tackling Poverty' in Leeds today (18 April 2012).
18 Apr 2012

Work together to tackle poverty, says Church Urban Fund

Poverty is something we have to tackle through joint endeavour as churches and communities, the Church Urban Fund is stressing today.
2 Feb 2012

Scots charity warns over WRB impact on cancer sufferers

People living with cancer have warned MPs that the Westminster government's welfare changes could push patients and their families into poverty.
27 Jan 2012

Scottish carers call for a full-scale enquiry on neglected children

Charities have called for a formal inquiry to be launched into kinship care in Scotland, following growing concern about neglected children.
26 Jan 2012

Disabled rights on the streets

Disabled and sick people angry at government cuts and changes that will hit thousands of vulnerable people across Britain are taking to the streets over the coming week.
20 Sep 2011

Addressing poverty together

Today and tomorrow I am taking part in a consultation on the role civic groups and churches can play in combatting poverty, not least child poverty.
14 Sep 2011

Action demanded on Scottish work and childcare crisis

Scottish families on low-incomes are being forced to leave work and turn down jobs because they cannot afford to pay for childcare, a new survey shows.
13 Sep 2011

Tackling child poverty in Scotland

The continuing and historic struggle against child poverty in Scotland was highlighted in a feature as part of the STV Six O'Clock News on 13 September 2011 - connected with STV's high-profile appeal, which will fund related projects.
1 Jun 2011

Poverty Truth Commission challenges 'template mentality', says church leader

Dr Alison Elliot, who was the first woman to be a moderator of the Church of Scotland, has given a ringing endorsement to the Poverty Truth Commission.
31 May 2011

Putting poverty in the spotlight

BBC One is hosting a live debate tonight about poverty and other social issues arising from its lively 'observational documentary' series, The Scheme, which looks at "the dramatic and often emotional highs and lows of daily life for six families living in a large housing scheme in Kilmarnock."

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