Graham Whitham

We’re joining @bigissue.com and 65 other signatories in an open letter urging the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming child poverty strategy. Read our open letter in full: lnkd.in/dcZrBFGT

#childpoverty #bigissue #openletter

You can now listen to our panel event from Labour Party Conference 2025, where we heard from Kate Proctor from @savechildrenuk.bsky.social, @samrushworthmp.bsky.social, @grahamwhitham.bsky.social, @profkepickett.bsky.social, and Professor David Taylor-Robinson from @liverpooluni.bsky.social. 1/2

Our online training courses are open for booking!

Designed for professionals across the public, private, voluntary, and VCSE sectors.

Discounts available for VCSE and smaller organisations.

Secure your spot today 👉 www.resolvepoverty.org/training/

Great discussions at our #LabourPartyConference2025 panel, emphasising the need to put poverty reduction at the centre of both national and local government priorities. 1/2

We are delighted that @grahamwhitham.bsky.social of @resolvepoverty.org will be joining us at our event at #LabourPartyConference, discussing how to tackle the child poverty challenge

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White text on a blue background reads 'Money Matters has helped unlock £500k in benefits'. There are two white bubbles with red text in below, reading 'Average £1,634 per family per year' and 'Over 300 families supported'.

Over 300 families have now gained a total of £500k in benefits with help from Money Matters — a scheme we set up with Kellogg's 🪙

Since launching in 2022, the scheme has helped families secure benefits they didn’t know they were entitled to, with one family gaining a staggering £24,121 a year.

We're pleased to be hosting the first Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network Forum today in Burnley.

The forum will explore poverty in our communities, current anti-poverty activities and initiatives taking place, and the future of the network.

@locallancsteam.bsky.social @grahamwhitham.bsky.social

A quote from a Valuing Lived Experience training attendee is in white text on a black background. The quote reads: "The training exceeded my expectations. It provided a thorough and holistic exploration of lived experience and the different approaches that can be used. The trainers all had clear expertise in their fields, showing evidence-based approaches, giving practical guidance and exploring the opportunities and challenges."

Two of our anti-poverty training courses are running next month 📆

Both courses will run online and we have discounted places available for VCFSE organisations. Trainers include
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social and @pennyrimmer.bsky.social.

Book your place 👉 resolvepoverty.org/training/

Free school meal rule change to make 500,000 more pupils eligible Charities broadly welcome the plans, saying they hope it is a sign of more to come.

It's great to see the news that Free School Meals will be extended to all children in families in receipt of Universal Credit. This should lift around 100,000 children out of poverty according to analysis by @ippr.org.

👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr5mr5l2d1o

A child who appears to be an Asian boy is playing on a rope net climbing frame. A statistic is highlighted above, stating that 1 in 4 children live in poverty in 88% of the North West's constituencies'

New data from @endchildpoverty.bsky.social shows that at least one in four children live in poverty in the vast majority of constituencies (88%) in North West England.

For Manchester Rusholme, the picture is even more bleak – with more than half of all children currently living in poverty.

Our Money Advice Referral Tool (MART) is now available as an online, interactive financial support finder for seven Greater Manchester boroughs.

Answer just three questions before being shown tailored information on local support options 👉 mart.resolvepoverty.org

Our Chief Executive @grahamwhitham.bsky.social said: “The government’s forthcoming national Child Poverty Strategy must demonstrate a clear ambition to ending child poverty in this country, backed by immediate investment in social security - including an end to the cruel two-child benefit limit.

Last night, our CEO @grahamwhitham.bsky.social spoke at the launch of 'Social Insecurity', a new report from @amnestyuk.bsky.social which uncovers the realities of social security in the UK.

We were pleased to speak about what the report's findings mean for local areas working to address poverty.

Fantastic to hear @grahamwhitham.bsky.social speak at the #KFhealthinequalities event yesterday about great work with NHS orgs to help tackle poverty. Sarah Woolnough @thekingsfund.bsky.social discusses the NHS's part to play in this article for @resolvepoverty.org

Looking forward to speaking at this Amnesty event. Join me and others on Thursday night to explore how we put human rights at the centre of social security policy.

Maximising Household Income: training course

💭 Looking to better understand our social security system and the financial support available to people?

Join our Maximising Household Income training course on 1 May. You'll be trained by our CEO,
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social.

Book your place 👉 resolvepoverty.org/maximising-household-income-2/

✍️ We're proud to have signed a joint letter with the End Child Poverty Coalition, written by Rosie - a mum pulled into poverty by the two-child limit to benefit payments, addressed to Rachel Reeves MP.

This policy has been in place for 8 years and must be scrapped. #AllKidsCount

🚨 The DWP has released its annual Households Below Average Income statistics, which show that child poverty has reached a record high – with 4.5 million children in the UK now below the poverty line. This figure is up from 3.6 million in 2010/11.

🗨️ @grahamwhitham.bsky.social, Chief Executive at Resolve Poverty said: “It’s a national disgrace that in an average class of 30, at least nine children are now living in poverty – and yesterday’s Spring Statement didn’t offer any concrete solutions on cutting this number.

📢 Today’s announced cuts to the benefits system risk plunging more people into poverty, leaving some of the most vulnerable people in the country unable to access services and support who need it most. (1/3)

'Income is critical, it can both prevent and cause #Poverty' says key note Carey Oppenheim and when reflecting on previous decades policy says 'We didn't listen enough to the voice of lived experience.' @resolvepoverty.org #PlacesAgainstPoverty

And we’re off…our Senior Policy Officer @pennyrimmer.bsky.social is chairing a session with Carey Oppenheim & Danny Sriskandarajah focusing on what a renewed focus on poverty at a national level could mean for localities. #PlacesAgainstPoverty @resolvepoverty.org

📣 Today’s the day! We’re looking forward to welcoming nearly 300 people from across the country to our Annual Conference today. See you all soon.

#PlacesAgainstPoverty

💪 Proud of the strategic partnership we’ve developed with @boltoncouncil over the last year.

This has led to the creation of a new anti-poverty strategy for the borough. Read more in our latest newsletter.

Thank you to our Greater Manchester Principal Partners We are delighted that 22 organisations have signed up as Principal Partners for 2025, helping us tackle poverty in Greater Manchester.

🤝 We are delighted that 23 organisations have signed up as Principal Partners for 2025.

In a new article, Chief Executive @grahamwhitham.bsky.social shares his gratitude for their support and explains a bit more about how the scheme works.

Take a read 👇

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The Child Poverty Strategy must empower localities and regions We sent a submission to the government’s Child Poverty Unit with our recommendations for the forthcoming national Child Poverty Strategy.

📝 We recently sent a submission to the Child Poverty Unit with our recommendations for the national #ChildPovertyStrategy.

CEO @grahamwhitham.bsky.social sets out our key asks and calls on you to support our open letter to the government on the strategy 👇

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📅 Our Resolve Poverty Annual Conference is next month - CEO @grahamwhitham.bsky.social shares more about what you can expect on the day.

See the full agenda and book your tickets 👉 resolvepoverty.org/conference/

The government is right to promote growth, but growth alone won’t lift living standards & drive down poverty.

Government has to be bold in investing in localities that are underdeveloped, investing in social security & ensuring the economy delivers good quality jobs for all.

Resolve Poverty Annual Conference: A conference on working locally to end poverty nationally. Thursday 13 March 2025, Manchester Hall.

💡 Looking to attend our Annual Conference 2025? Our early-bird tickets are only available for one more week - ticket prices will rise on Friday 17 January.

Learn more and secure your spot 👉 resolvepoverty.org/conference/

Resolve Poverty: Working locally to end poverty nationally - policy and research, programmes, training, consultancy and events.

📍 Poverty is talked about nationally, but it is felt locally, hurting the people and places we care about.

Eradicating poverty should be a national mission - and we believe that localities have a central role to play within such a mission.

👉 Learn more about us: resolvepoverty.org/our-strategy/