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We& #39;re all in the same storm, but we& #39;re not all in the same boat. Crises like #COVID19 hit people on low incomes the hardest.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔦" title="Electric torch" aria-label="Emoji: Electric torch">Covid-19 is shining a spotlight on issues that were already pulling people into poverty & hunger
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https://wandsworth.foodbank.org.uk/wp-conten... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/ThisCanCHange"> #ThisCanCHange
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Eg In #Wandsworth last year, the 5-week wait for #UniversalCredit was the most commonly-cited benefit issue leading to #foodbank referral.
(PS: UC advances are loans that need to be repaid, leaving people short of ÂŁ for essentials longer-term = not a solution)
#ThisCanChange
(PS: UC advances are loans that need to be repaid, leaving people short of ÂŁ for essentials longer-term = not a solution)
#ThisCanChange
Then and now, jobs are not a guaranteed route out of poverty. All jobs are not equal.
Last year half of our voucher partners said they& #39;d referred working households to the #foodbank last year, primarily because of low pay and precarious work/hourshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">
Last year half of our voucher partners said they& #39;d referred working households to the #foodbank last year, primarily because of low pay and precarious work/hours
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