The Poverty Alliance responds to latest food bank statistics
16/04/2014 – Figures published by the Trussell Trust today show a fivefold increase in demand for food banks. In 2013/14, 913,138 men, women and children used a Trussell Trust food…
The Poverty Alliance responds to latest food bank statistics
16/04/2014 – Figures published by the Trussell Trust today show a fivefold increase in demand for food banks. In 2013/14, 913,138 men, women and children used a Trussell Trust food bank, an increase of 163 per cent on the previous year.
EAPN Ireland: 1.2 million people now experience deprivation, twice the pre-recession figure
16/04/2014 – CSO figures published today show that 1.2 million people now experience deprivation, twice the pre-recession figure. “Nice words about ‘protecting the most vulnerable’ are not enough. We need…
EAPN Ireland: 1.2 million people now experience deprivation, twice the pre-recession figure
16/04/2014 – CSO figures published today show that 1.2 million people now experience deprivation, twice the pre-recession figure. “Nice words about ‘protecting the most vulnerable’ are not enough. We need a concerted plan to address poverty as part of our plan for recovery.”
Spring Alliance European Elections’ Manifesto is out!
As a member of the Social Platform, EAPN supports and has contributed to the Manifesto of the Spring Alliance (Social Platform, EEB, Concord, ETUC) for the European Elections A better Europe now, which aims to present a positive vision of Europe “that puts people and planet first”. In our previous Flash newsletter, we mentioned the launch of the manifesto (08/04) but didn’t provide you with the actual document. There it is!
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): Welcome Progress on the Living Wage and Procurement
The Scottish Living Wage Campaign has welcomed the announcement by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP that the Scottish Government is to amend the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill to require…
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): Welcome Progress on the Living Wage and Procurement
The Scottish Living Wage Campaign has welcomed the announcement by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP that the Scottish Government is to amend the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill to require local authorities to include the living wage as part of the evaluation process in procurement processes.
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): New edition of Poverty in Scotland
08/03/2014 – The Child Poverty Action Group in association with the Poverty Alliance (EAPN in Scotland), the Open University and Glasgow Caledonian University have published a new edition of Poverty…
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): New edition of Poverty in Scotland
08/03/2014 – The Child Poverty Action Group in association with the Poverty Alliance (EAPN in Scotland), the Open University and Glasgow Caledonian University have published a new edition of Poverty in Scotland series of books. The latest edition focuses on the key social justice and anti-poverty issues facing Scotland as it decides its constitutional future on 18 September 2014. As well as looking at the Scottish situation, the collection contains articles look at the experience of tackling poverty in Germany, Belgium, the Basque Country, Catalonia and others.
Semester Alliance presents its initial assessment of the Semester for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive EU
11/04/2014 – The EU Alliance for a democratic, social and sustainable European Semester (Semester Alliance) presented its initial assessment of the Semester: Proposals for 2014 Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs): Progressing on…