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Here you can find newsletters featuring the latest news updates from PRAN. We also feature blogs by PRAN and contributors from our network.
If you have information about projects, new research or want to share an experience, please get in touch.
A Very Dickensian Christmas
The Dickensian Christmas inspires media stories of poverty, often silencing those affected. Rachel Broady urges inclusive reporting, amplifying voices to tackle stereotypes and year-round poverty.
Reflections on the Inequalities and Health Summit: An Urgent Call to Action
The Inequalities and Health Summit gathered 200+ experts, calling for systemic change and collaboration to address urgent issues like health access, food insecurity, and poverty in the UK.
Put Children First Campaign Launch
Alder Hey Children’s Charity launched the "Put Children First" campaign on 25th September, urging the government to redesign the NHS for children. The campaign aims to end child health inequality, reduce poverty's impact on health services, and prioritize children in policy.
Working together to tackle poverty stigma in Wales – five key insights
Over the past year, the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) explored poverty stigma—its causes, impacts, and solutions. They aim to help decision-makers use evidence to prevent and reduce stigma, sharing five key insights and outlining plans to support informed actions moving forward.
Save the Children UK: Addressing the Child Health Crisis at Home
Save the Children UK tackles child poverty and health inequality in the UK through partnerships like Sheffield's Early Learning Community, advocating for change and highlighting issues via BBC Panorama.
Access to Justice: Liverpool Advice Strategy
Post-austerity, Liverpool's advice sector halved, creating advice deserts. LATAN reports a 95% demand increase, with 90% under-resourced. Needs assessments and long-term funding are crucial. Liverpool must develop a comprehensive access to justice strategy.
Media Experts’ Top Tips
The media shapes public views on crises, so it's crucial to use it effectively to convey key messages. Expert tips from PRAN’s workshop, including advice from Save the Children UK, Heard, and Project Twist, can enhance your media strategies.
Accelerating Fight Against Poverty: The Story of PRAN
Founded in June 2023, PRAN unites over 170 members to combat poverty in the UK. With 14.4 million people affected, PRAN highlights effective efforts, challenges harmful narratives, and fosters collaborations to make poverty a political priority.
Two Child Limit to benefit payments: new data sheds light on which families are hardest hit
The two-child limit policy, introduced seven years ago, restricts benefits for larger families, leading to 1 in 10 (1.5 million) children living in poverty. End Child Poverty Coalition calls, to scrap it, could lift 300,000 children out of poverty.
Latest DWP poverty statistics must surely provide the ultimate wake-up call
Since the Universal Credit cut in October 2021, data from IFAN members reveals a concerning rise in food parcel distribution. Recent reports highlight a surge in demand for emergency support, coupled with challenges such as dwindling donations, food supplies, and exhausted volunteers at food banks.
The Tackling Poverty Locally Directory
In 2023, the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU) at Glasgow Caledonian University launched the Tackling Poverty Locally Directory. It aims to become the go-to place to learn about projects aiming to tackle poverty locally across the UK (and beyond).
The importance of hope
“ Resources such as the PRAN Network (and beyond) will be vital … to ensure more collaboration and further understanding of issues such as poverty and how we can all work together to intentionally follow the course of designing poverty out of communities.” Lee Collins