💼 With poor financial health affecting almost one in three employees, financial wellbeing in the workplace is a necessity.

As a follow-up to a session at our conference, Datesand Ltd explore how employers can help boost their staff's wellbeing 👇

gmpovertyaction.org/what-can-emplo…

🗨️ 'You are one-of-a-kind. Thank you so much for your support. I'm getting back on my feet and feeling more confident that everything will be fine!' - a parent recently supported through Money Matters.

👉 Learn more about this life-changing programme: gmpovertyaction.org/money-matters/

💭 Are you aware of any UK-based evidence that people experiencing poverty have been directly involved in that highlights the issues they face and the things they believe should be invested in?

If so, we want to hear from you by 18 April.

👉 Learn more: gmpovertyaction.org/call-for-evide…

A pleasure to be invited to speak on the Poverty Research and Advocacy Network (PRAN) podcast, hosted by Dr Natalija Atas! Our episode will be out soon.

📍 The North East can be the most fantastic place to live. But a third of children are living in poverty.

In a new article, North East Child Poverty Commission shares a blueprint for tackling child poverty in the region - using the new opportunity of devolution.

Read at 👇 gmpovertyaction.org/no-time-to-wai…

Great to be at Manchester Metropolitan Uni this afternoon for the MetroPolis 'From Work First to Good Work' conference, exploring a more ambitious approach to supporting people into good jobs - not just any jobs #MMUGoodWork

Come along tomorrow (hybrid) to UoY_SBS University of York to hear a fantastic line up of speakers on the 2-child limit, food banks and the geographies of inequality Dr Kate Haddow Kat Chzhen Aniela Wenham Katherine Smith & Antonios Roumpakis york.ac.uk/business-socie…

❗ This #NationalSiblingsDay , a reminder that there are 1.5 million children impacted by the unfair two-child limit - which means younger siblings don't get the support they need.

✊ In this election year, all parties must commit to scrapping this cruel sibling tax #AllKidsCount

📢 In today's newsletter, North East Child Poverty Commission shares a new blueprint for tackling poverty in the North East, using the vehicle of devolution, and Datesand Ltd explore what employers can do to boost their staff's financial wellbeing.

👉 Take a read: mailchi.mp/gmpovertyactio…

💷 Trafford Council is one of the 762 Living Wage Foundation employers in Greater Manchester.

The real Living Wage plays an important role in addressing low pay and boosting household income.

👉 Learn more in our podcast with Cllr Tom Ross, recorded last March: gmpovertyaction.org/gmlivingwage/

YES! The Green Party is committed to ending the cruel 2-child benefit cap.

Doing so is relatively cheap for Govt at only £1.3bn, would lift 250k children out of poverty completely, and a further 850k would be in less deep poverty.

#AllKidsCount End Child Poverty Greater Manchester Poverty Action

Since you came into the world you've pulled hundreds of thousands of children into poverty. Like all children, we love to celebrate birthdays, but we will never support yours. The two-child limit to benefit payments should not last for another year.

✉️ End Child Poverty handed in a giant unhappy birthday card to Department for Work and Pensions to mark 7 years of the two-child limit to benefit payments.

The Labour Party Conservatives Liberal Democrats The Green Party The SNP Plaid Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 will you commit to scrapping this cruel sibling tax? ✊ #AllKidsCount

🗓️ We have now reached an unhappy birthday – 7 years of families being subjected to the two-child limit to benefit payments, and being pushed into poverty.

In this election year all parties must commit to scrapping this unfair sibling tax #AllKidsCount

🗓️ Tomorrow marks an unhappy birthday – the 7th anniversary of the two-child limit to benefit payments.

As part of the End Child Poverty Coalition we have a message for Department for Work and Pensions – one they can’t ignore – it’s time to scrap the unfair sibling tax #AllKidsCount

✍️ Ahead of the Greater Manchester mayoral election, we're writing to the candidates to seek their commitment to ending poverty in our city-region.

We're asking them to make specific pledges that place tackling poverty at the heart of their agenda.

👉 gmpovertyaction.org/letter-to-mayo…

🖋️ Are you signed up to our newsletter?

It's packed full of the latest poverty news, research and events, with our most recent edition including articles from Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Action for Children and Independent Age.

👉 Sign up at: gmpovertyaction.org/newsletter/

Always a great pleasure to work with the Greater Manchester Poverty Action team #CashFirst

📢 We've recently updated our 'Meet the Team' page!

From areas of expertise to which football clubs we support, learn more about our small but mighty team 👉 gmpovertyaction.org/meet-the-team/

Laura Burgess hacking4chorlton Daniel Oliver Penny Rimmer Graham Whitham

GMCVO & Greater Manchester Poverty Action have been funded by Joseph Rowntree Foundation to conduct a review that collates evidence from UK based work that has enabled those affected by the economic injustice of poverty to articulate the issues that they face & what they feel is most important to invest in