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I’ve applied for 500 jobs, but it’s the JSA freeze that brought me here

Posted on February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 by Gavin Aitchison

I just cannot keep up with the costs

What they do here is outstanding and it’s helping beat poverty

Posted on February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 by Gavin Aitchison

“I’ve been on this estate for 18 years but never knew what was happening in here”

I’d have been in hospital if it hadn’t been for this church

Posted on February 14, 2018July 19, 2018 by Gavin Aitchison

“I don’t know how they expect me to get by with no money”

I was trapped by the swirling flow of benefit cuts and changes

Posted on February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 by Gavin Aitchison

Arthritis forced Anita to stop work and she says cuts have been drastic

Lenders lock you into debt – but it needn’t be like this

Posted on February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 by Gavin Aitchison

“They need to really listen to people’s experiences and situations”

Holiday help and ending the benefit freeze would unlock my poverty

Posted on February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 by Gavin Aitchison

“The money doesn’t last a week”

This is exactly how churches should respond to local poverty

Posted on February 14, 2018February 16, 2018 by Gavin Aitchison

If you need a shoulder to cry on, there’s always someone here

1 food bank, 1 morning: 6 people’s powerful stories

Posted on January 19, 2018July 19, 2018 by Gavin Aitchison

First-hand experts set out the causes of hunger and potential solutions

Looking back and looking forward

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Liam Purcell

WHAT a busy few weeks it has been! Church Action on Poverty’s Poverty Media Coordinator Gavin Aitchison reflects on how… Read more Looking back and looking forward

Salford: ‘Keep things alive’

Posted on June 8, 2017March 22, 2018 by helenclifton1

It’s a few days after the attack on the Manchester Arena. Coupled with the fact it’s exam time, and the… Read more Salford: ‘Keep things alive’

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