Recent GMPA Newsletters

August 16th, 2023

In this newsletter, we share a survey for health and care professionals in Greater Manchester and the Trussell Trust explore the need for a long-term strategy for local crisis support in England. The Greater Manchester Ageing Hub talk about their new partnership with Independent Age to create training to support older people in hardship, and we share findings from an independent evaluation of our Money Advice Referral Tool (MART).

We have our usual Policy and Research updates and there are other short articles on the final page.

July 19th, 2023

In this newsletter, we look at our new data revealing UK residents’ experiences of financial hardship over the last decade. Liverpool Hope University reflect on their cost-of-living conference and share details of their newly launched Poverty Research and Advocacy Network (PRAN). We also take a look back at the Living Wage Awards, and share updates on End Child Poverty’s new two-child limit data and our soon-to-be launched Poverty Reference Group.

We have our usual Policy and Research updates and there are other short articles on the final page, including an introduction to our two new team members.

July 5th, 2023

In this newsletter, we share an update on our soon-to-be launched data revealing Brits’ experiences of financial hardship over the last decade. Just Fair update on the Scottish human rights consultation and encourage groups and individuals to get involved.  We also share updates on our Money Matters programme and work involving people with lived experience of poverty.

We have our usual Policy and Research updates and there are other short articles on the final page, including a short piece remembering Karen McBride.

June 14th, 2023

In this newsletter, the End Child Poverty Coalition explores the newly-launched local child poverty statistics, Just Fair updates on the latest local authority to adopt the socio-economic duty and Greater Sport shares new recommendations for enhancing volunteering systems in light of the cost-of-living crisis.

We also take a closer look at the local child poverty statistics for Greater Manchester. We have our usual Policy and Research updates and there are other short articles on the final page.

May 31st, 2023

In this newsletter, Child Poverty Action Group share an update on their research into the cost of going to school and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation explore the idea of a social safety net.

We also share an update on the Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign, which includes details of our upcoming event for Good Employment Week in partnership with GMCVO. We have our usual Policy and Research updates and there are other short articles on the final page.

May 17th, 2023

In this newsletter, Policy in Practice share what actions we can take to boost benefit take up and close the £19 billion unclaimed benefits gap and the National Education Union share information about their campaign for Free School Meals for All.

We share updates on the Scottish government’s anti-poverty summit, the launch of our VCSE anti-poverty forum and our new Household Support Fund briefing. We have our usual Policy and Research updates and there are other short articles on the final page.

April 26th, 2023

In this newsletter we reflect on our first Parliamentary event after taking our report ‘Local anti-poverty strategies: Good practice and effective approaches’ to London.

We share information about the new cost-of-living payments, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Trussell Trusts’ Guarantee our Essentials campaign and the Samaritans’ new report on Inequality and Suicide. We have our usual Policy and Research updates and there are other short articles on the final page.

April 5th, 2023

In this newsletter there is a write up about our new report ‘Coping with an impossible situation: How organisations and individuals are struggling to respond to the fuel poverty crisis in Greater Manchester’ and we are sharing an exciting job opportunity to work with GMPA as our Business Development Executive.

You will find information about a community campaign to reform the statutory sick pay system, the latest numbers from the GM Living Wage Campaign, a brief overview of the HBAI statistics report and our usual policy and research updates.

March 22nd, 2023

In this newsletter we are delighted to share Trafford Poverty Truth Commission’s closing report.  There is also an article on deduction lending and a local school raises the issue of travel costs for those accompanying students who need special support.

We are asking anyone who is either featured on or is using one or more of our Money Advice Referral Tools (MARTs) to help us by completing a short survey and there’s a link for you to book on to our ‘Coping with an impossible situation’ event on March 30th.

United Utilities have a new package of support, GMPA’s Graham Whitham has been on BBC Breakfast and we have our regular policy and research updates.

March 8th, 2023

In this newsletter we are sharing the launch of Manchester City Council’s anti-poverty strategy ‘Making Manchester Fairer’.

You can now access a recording of the webinar launching our latest report ‘Local anti-poverty strategies: good practice and effective approaches’.

There are articles about our next event ‘Warm this Winter’ on March 30th and the call for the expansion of free school meals.  We have provided updates on GMPA’s  Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign and our Money Matters programme and we have our regular policy and research updates.