Posted on 23 Mar 2020
The APPG on Poverty is currently suspending its activities because of restrictions in access to the Parliamentary estate.
Posted on 10 Mar 2020
The APPG on Poverty held its inaugural meeting on the 12 February 2020. The minutes of that meeting are now available. The meeting included the election of officers for ...Read More
Posted on 05 Feb 2020
It is re-convening with its Inaugural Meeting meeting of the new Parliament on Wednesday 12 February 2020 at 1pm. Following this, it will re-register as an APPG and further ...Read More
Posted on 04 Nov 2019
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty launches its report into the poverty premium.
Posted on 27 Mar 2019
In a competitive market, how companies ensure their services are accessible to all, and in particular, how they support their most vulnerable customers, can be a tricky subject. Not ...Read More
Posted on 19 Mar 2019
Essential service markets aren’t working for people on low incomes. That’s a key reason why Citizens Advice made a super-complaint to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in September: ...Read More
Posted on 06 Mar 2019
Alicia is a Commissioner of Birmingham Poverty Truth and an Ambassador for Fair by Design. She has also recently become an Ambassador in a unison of Fair by Design ...Read More
Posted on 21 Feb 2019
Audrey Symes is a volunteer for the US-based National Diaper Bank Network, and is working with a consortium of British charities to publicise the issue of nappy need in ...Read More
Posted on 15 Feb 2019
Lucie Russell is the Director of Fair By Design, a campaign dedicated to ending the extra costs of being poor. In this blog, Lucie talks about the experiences of the ...Read More
Posted on 01 Feb 2019
In December 2017, the APPG on Poverty launched an inquiry into the poverty premium in order to understand the extent of the premium and to make recommendations for policymakers ...Read More
Posted on 04 Sep 2018
Jean has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which means her joints dislocate easily and she is in a lot of pain. In this blog, she talks about the additional costs of living ...Read More
Posted on 28 May 2018
The APPG on Poverty would like to understand the extent of the poverty premium and make recommendations for policymakers and business to alleviate or eradicate it. The APPG on ...Read More
Posted on 20 Feb 2018
The APPG on Poverty would like to understand the extent of the poverty premium and make recommendations for policymakers and business to alleviate or eradicate it. We would like ...Read More
Posted on 19 Feb 2018
Join us for the launch of Orbit and CPAG’s Happy, Healthy Starts report, which outlines practical actions to help tackle child poverty. It will share steps that can be ...Read More
Posted on 07 Dec 2017
Research has shown that many people living in areas of high deprivation or on low incomes are also subject to the ‘Poverty Premium’, where they are paying higher rates for ...Read More
Posted on 15 Nov 2017
On 17 October 2017, United Nations’ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the APPG on Poverty and the APPG for London co-hosted an event with London Child Poverty Alliance to launch London’s Poverty ...Read More
Posted on 31 Oct 2017
Politicians across Westminster hail Lord Bird’s proposed bill during rental data debate. Ahead of second reading on 24 November 2017, Liam Geraghty outlines the support the bill has received ...Read More
