Dear Prime Minister…
If we’re going to end poverty in the UK, then people with lived experience of the struggle against poverty need to be part of the process. We’re coming together to ask the Prime Minister and key policy makers to meet with people with experience of poverty, and to include their unique insights in the plan to end poverty for good.
What are we asking for?
The expertise of people with lived experience of poverty should be integral when new policies are created to tackle poverty.
It’s not only morally right to value the perspectives of people who truly understand the impact of poverty, but it’s the best way to create sustainable change. Policy makers and political leaders need to trust the insights brought by people with lived experiences of poverty to craft solutions that genuinely address the complexities of people’s lives. Ignoring these perspectives is not an option if we aim to create meaningful and lasting change.
That’s why we’re asking the Prime Minister and key leaders to meet with people with lived experience of poverty to consider how lived experience can be embedded in decision making from the outset, and built into any new strategies, reviews and legislation. This is a crucial first step towards creating systems that will end poverty in the UK.
Coming soon…
“Dear Prime Minister”: Letters to Sir Keir Starmer from 15 people with experience of poverty.
To be launched on 14th October 2024, including events during Challenge Poverty Week England & Wales.
Take Action
Add your voices to our call to action by writing postcards to the PM. Order postcards through our e-form below, gather a group together to write your messages and send them back to us for a collective hand-in event.
Each order will come with a return envelope for you to send them back to us. Perfect for church or faith groups, food banks or local pantry communities, volunteer groups or small groups.
Each postcard reads:
Dear Prime Minister,
In your manifesto, you said nobody deserves to grow up in poverty. I agree! I want a UK where poverty can’t keep anyone down, and I believe that people with experience of poverty have unique insight to help get us there. We need to end poverty in my community because…
Will you meet people with lived experience of poverty, and enable their input in new policies, so we can end poverty together?
You are invited to add a personalised message about your community to the postcards.
Challenge Poverty Week
Challenge Poverty Week Scotland (7-13 October) and Challenge Poverty Week England & Wales (14-20 October) are a great opportunity to come together and get involved.
Could you…
- Get a group together and write postcards to the Prime Minister?
- Invite your MP to a meeting, to talk about how you can tackle poverty in your community and across the UK?
- Share the campaign on social media?
If you are a Church community, you can download worship resources created by The Joint Public Issues Team and Church Action on Poverty here: Click here to visit the JPIT website.