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Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) supports our network of stakeholders with information and knowledge about poverty, with a strong focus on policy and practice that reduces and prevents poverty.
On this page you can access our latest articles relating to different aspects of poverty, which have all featured in our fortnightly newsletter.
Please get in touch if you would like to submit an article to be considered for inclusion.
Britain is resembling the two nations of the Victorian era once again
By Josh Nicholson, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Justice There are those that are getting by, and there are those who are not. Britain is deeply divided - in every metric that the Social Justice Commission used, we found deep gaps between the general public and the most…
Child poverty and caregiver mental health issues negatively impact future generations in UK
By Dr Nicholas Kofi Adjei, Research Associate at the Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems, University of Liverpool Child poverty is rising in the UK. There are also concerns about the deterioration in adult mental health. Presently, one in six children and young people in the UK grapple with…
Government fails to take action for people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage
By Laura Burgess, Senior Policy & Research Advisor at Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) Ahead of party conference season in September, GMPA wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister asking for the government to enact the socio-economic duty. We were delighted that over 100 individuals and organisations from within…
‘Terrified for this winter’: Why the cost-of-living crisis is far from over for families on a low income
By Ella Michalski, Changing Realities participant Changing Realities is a participatory online project led by academics at the University of York and Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), working with over 100 parents and carers living on a low income across the UK. We work together to document life on a…
What’s the plan to tackle rising hardship?
By Katie Schmuecker, Principal Policy Advisor at Joseph Rowntree Foundation No one in our country should have to rely on charity because they can’t afford basic items like toilet roll and washing powder, or have to survive on one meal a day so their kids can eat. But this is…
New national database to showcase action tackling poverty locally
By Professor John McKendrick, Co-Director at the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit Last month, the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU) at Glasgow Caledonian University – a longstanding supporter and friend of GMPA – launched the Tackling Poverty Locally Directory, which aims to become the go-to place to…
New messaging guide: How to talk about debt
By Joe Cox, Senior Policy Officer (Household Debt) at Debt Justice The UK is highly unequal. Our economy creates and reinforces power, income, and wealth imbalances along intersecting regional, class, gender and racial lines. Layered on top of this deep inequality, a cost-of-living crisis is now forcing more of us…
Money Matters passes £200,000 in gains for local families
By Daniel Oliver, Head of Programmes at Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) GMPA's Money Matters programme has so far helped Trafford and Manchester families to gain £201,317 in household income. Our Money Matters programme launched in June 2022 and has since gone from strength to strength, delivering debt and benefit…