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We're all in the same storm, but we're not all in the same boat. Crises like #COVID19 hit people on low incomes the hardest.
Covid-19 is shining a spotlight on issues that were already pulling people into poverty & hunger
https://wandsworth.foodbank.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/149/2019/06/report-2019.pdf
#ThisCanCHange
Covid-19 is shining a spotlight on issues that were already pulling people into poverty & hunger https://wandsworth.foodbank.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/149/2019/06/report-2019.pdf#ThisCanCHange
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'd referred working households to the #foodbank last year, primarily because of low pay and precarious work/hours
Last year half of our voucher partners said they'd referred working households to the #foodbank last year, primarily because of low pay and precarious work/hours
