BRAC’s Post

Please read this insightful blog by my colleague Joseph Brammer BRAC on the importance of FCDO to keep their focus on the multi-dimensional aspects of #extremepoverty following the UK general election on July 4.

Poverty hasn't been addressed in this pre-election period yet. And it could have been - and it should have been. If the party leaders aren't yet speaking about it, and the manifesto writers aren't yet writing about it, then the next step is to put the prospective parliamentary candidates on the spot. Now, we can - and should - do that graciously. But also firmly. Poverty can, and must, be ended. The problem is well understood - the policy solutions are well tested - the public will is there, and growing. The ONLY thing between today - with 1 in 10 people food insecure, with 7 million unable to afford the essentials, with 1 in 2 Christians Against Poverty clients considering or attempting suicide before coming for free debt help... - and the tomorrow where people & communities can be freed from the intolerable burden of poverty & problem debt, no longer struggling to survive but free to thrive together... is the political will. Write to your candidates today. My team and I have made it dead easy for you. Ask one of the three questions we've curated in partnership with people experiencing poverty today. www.capuk.org/ppc Do it now. Share it with your friends and family and neighbours and colleagues and people on the bus and that guy at the pub and the girl in the chip shop....

Affordable housing is a key issue in Europe's cost-of-living crisis. Here's a breakdown of the major EU Parliamentary Groups' positions on housing and homelessness. Don't forget - Sunday's polling day!

Manifesto Poverty Audit analyses major parties' manifestos in the #UKElection. Our academics have assessed how confident they are that the party policies in their area of expertise will enable British society to flourish. #GeneralElection2024 Audit coming soon! Until then, have a look at our 2017 Elections Poverty Audit and download full report. https://bit.ly/3LjSwVT #generalelection4july

𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭! But let's take a moment to look back. We've been through a tough period with big price shocks that have really changed our economy. Unfortunately, these changes have pushed more people into financial hardship. Despite over two years of rising costs and many people struggling with debt, most major political parties in the UK aren't prioritising poverty in their plans for the upcoming general election. But you can help make a difference! Join us in urging the leaders of all major UK parties to put poverty back on the agenda ahead of the general election. 𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙆 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! 👇 #EndPoverty #UKPolitics #GeneralElection #InflationUpdate #EconomicJustice #MakeADifference #HoldThemAccountable #BetterFuture

UK Government policies continue to entrench poverty and inflict unnecessary misery on millions. The truth is there has been a downward trajectory since 2018, and unless the government takes serious action deep inequality risks becoming hardwired in as our ‘new normal’. It is time for a human rights response to poverty and inequality. Read our joint op-ed from Jess McQuail and Olivier De Schutter in The Big Issue https://lnkd.in/eMAwaDzu

In recent years, we have observed worsening financial insecurity in addition to widening and deepening poverty in the UK. Decisions announced in the #SpringBudget are critical especially for those of us on the lowest incomes and in communities worst impacted by financial shocks. #Budget2024 #financialsecurity4all

The general election is an opportunity to ensure the next government puts fuel poverty and fuel crisis at the heart of their vision to deliver change for the most vulnerable in society. To this end, we have published our manifesto to End Fuel Crisis, in which we set out our top priorities for whichever party is elected. You can read them here: https://lnkd.in/eEvy8ZJr #EndFuelCrisis

As part of their economic recovery policies, EU governments have pledged to enhance the EU's social dimension by focusing on job,skill,education, poverty, discrimination, social exclusion, social protection, health-safety at work, support youth and women for training-talent development