church action on poverty

December 9, 2012

Charities, church groups and unions criticise policies that punish the poor

Charities, church groups and trade unions have combined to call on the government to stop punishing the poorest through its economic and welfare policies.
December 5, 2012

Autumn Spending Review: we're not all in this together

The poorest will have to shoulder the biggest burden as a result of today’s Spending Review by George Osborne.
November 26, 2012

Facebook faces 24-hour boycott over tax dodging

Large numbers of people will switch off Facebook on Saturday in protest at the company’s tax avoidance. The action has been launched by Church Action on Poverty.
November 21, 2012

Church of England 'back to reality' in endorsing the Living Wage

An overwhelming vote of the Church of England's General Synod has today backed a Living Wage for its own workers and for all others.
November 19, 2012

Living Wage advocates hope Catholic support will encourage C of E Synod

The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have committed Catholic institutions in their orbit to implementing a Living Wage for all.
September 3, 2012

All aboard the tax justice bus
September 3, 2012

Tax justice bus tour continues across Britain and Ireland

The Christian Aid and Church Action on Poverty 'Tax Justice Bus' reached Bristol this morning, as part of its journey across Britain and Ireland.
April 18, 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).
March 29, 2012

Mind the gap: inequality and class

Economic inequality is growing in the UK. The government is slashing the welfare state, while parts of the media demonise disabled people, benefit recipients and the working class generally. Since the 1990s, churches in the UK have spoken out strongly about global inequality. Are we now prepared to speak up just as strongly about inequality in the UK, and to make the links with the global situation?
March 21, 2012

It's poor working families not the rich who are being hit

Amidst all the budget fuss over 50p tax rates for the very wealthy and the ‘injustice’ of higher rate taxpayers losing out on Child Benefit, who is prepared to speak up for 212,000 low income working families set to lose £3,870 a year each? It is they who are facing the biggest cut in incomes come April this year.