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Teach Someone to Fish
The public response to the Marcus Rashford campaign calling on the government to end holiday hunger has been phenomenal. And…
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Nobody in the Dark
Quids in! editor Jeff Mitchell presents why we’ve teamed up with the Good Things Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Mastercard and…
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Drafting In The Reserves
Jeff Mitchell explains how the current crisis is an opportunity to prevent entrenched, long-term worklessness. Getting to work: Why we…
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UC and CV-19
Guest blog by Ian Cory, Welfare Reform Manager at the Aster Group Strange times call for strange words: thank you Iain…
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Brave New World: Health Crisis, Debt Tsunami
At the start of lockdown, as video meetings became the norm, the space I found at home with the best…
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Corona-Finance: The Virus is the Tip of the Iceberg
It was disappointing but little surprise that the government showed, yet again, its blindspot to the financial needs of low…
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‘Money Talking’ – No Time To Stay Silent
As I began to speak, it seemed as if everyone around the table pushed their chairs back, folded their arms…
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Living Hand To Mouth
Joanne was one of the first to attend our 3 Bs money skills training days. Our Peer Worker, Martin, had…
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The Baby and the Bath Water
When councillors in Newcastle described Universal Credit as “a disaster for many people”, there weren’t many who work with claimants who would…
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Wanted: Some Leadership on Poverty
I’ve spent the past few weeks looking for like-minded stakeholders in the fight against poverty. We need to join up…
