“Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment”: What It Means for the APLE Collective and Those with Lived Experience of Poverty.

The theme for the 2024 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is “Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment: Acting together for just, peaceful and inclusive societies.”  This theme highlights the vital need to tackle the injustices faced by people living in poverty—many also experience not just financial hardship but also Read more…

APLE Month 2024- Taking Voice Seriously

APLE Collective hosts APLE Month every June to celebrate the voices of those with lived experience of poverty. The 2024 theme, “Taking Voice Seriously,” emphasises the importance of listening and action. Events include a collective gathering, the Dignity For All Conference, Volunteers Week, Empathy Day, and Learning Disability Week, highlighting efforts to address poverty and inequality.

Single Parents Rights: Universal Credit Conditionality Research

At Single Parent Rights, we are calling on the government to reverse the latest Universal Credit work conditionality rules given the worrying findings from our recent research.  https://www.singleparentrights.org/uc-conditionality-research). Our survey of 638 single parents in receipt of Universal Credit revealed that less than one third (32%) find their work current Read more…