The APPG on Poverty believes it is important to amplify the voices of people living in poverty, and to ensure that the media and Parliamentarians hear their stories.
We have collated a bank of lived experience evidence through films, podcasts, blogs and articles both created and contributed to by such experts.
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
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
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
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 MoreRead More
A bank of existing research and reports from business, academics and civil society on the poverty premium and related topics. The scale and impact of the poverty premium Measuring ...Read MoreRead More
A bank of short films, videos, podcasts and blogs available to watch online that tell the stories of those living in poverty. FILMS AND VIDEOS Sue on how ...Read MoreRead More
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 MoreRead More
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 MoreRead More
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 MoreRead More
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 MoreRead More
We would be delighted if you could join us at the APPG on Poverty: EGM and Parliamentary launch of the APPG on Poverty’s Inquiry into the Poverty Premium. Tuesday ...Read MoreRead More
