Cost of Living Assembly, campaigns and resources
As the cost of living continues to rise across the UK, millions of households are being pushed to the very edge, one move away from being plunged into poverty.
Together Liverpool invites you to attend an online Network of Kindness Cost of Living Assembly, on Tuesday September 13 at 7pm.
This is an opportunity for faith, community and charity participants across the Diocese of Liverpool area, to come together to listen and share about the experiences in our communities.
Please scroll down for more information, reading and campaign resources.
We aim to gather a better understanding of the issues communities are facing locally, and discuss how we can help each other to support practical and impactful responses.
We will be looking for ways our National Lottery funded Network of Kindness project can support those in our area to listen, connect, equip and campaign for more justice and social action.
The Assembly will be hosted by Rev James Green, Executive Director of Together Liverpool and the Network of Kindness project, and Together Liverpool chair Rev Canon Dr Ellen Loudon, Director of Social Justice for the Diocese of Liverpool.
We will be asking three three key questions
- How is this affecting you? /What are you experiencing now?
- What are the bigger issues?/ What are you concerned about?
- What should we collectively be doing? / What do we need to equip people with?
In the meantime we have gathered some key reports, campaigns and resources which we hope will be useful:
What do the experts say? Five key reports to support evidence based responses:
Joseph Rowntree Foundation / @jrf_uk
- Going without: deepening poverty in the UK | JRF (July 2022)
- Not heating, eating or meeting bills: managing a cost of living crisis on a low income | JRF (June 2022)
Joint Public Issues Team/ Christians Against Poverty
Child Poverty Action Group / @CPAGUK
How can I get involved with campaigning? Three campaigns to follow, share, get involved with:
- Enough to Live – Joint Public Issues Team/ Christians Against Poverty: Is Cost of Living Support Enough? (jpit.uk)
- Christians Against Poverty: CAP UK | Write to your MP
- Age UK: Cost of living charity campaigning | Age UK
Three key demands and messages to government from these campaigns:
- Ensure low income families receive sufficient support /An emergency budget which directly addresses support for those most in need
- Work on the frontlines to offer urgent support
- Make debt deduction rates from Universal Credit more affordable