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

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔎" title="Right-pointing magnifying glass" aria-label="Emoji: Right-pointing magnifying glass"> https://wandsworth.foodbank.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/149/2019/06/report-2019.pdf

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
Then and now, jobs are not a guaranteed route out of poverty. All jobs are not equal.

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