Cost of Living Crisis | Story #3
7 June 2022
"For those who already struggle, resilience to manage is dramatically lowered when a financial shock arrives;" explains a team leader at Cross Keys Homes.
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Cost of living campaigning
PlaceShapers brings resident voices to national campaigning on the cost of living crisis, which members report as one of the top issues affecting their communities.
We work as part of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation/ Trussell Trust alliance of 200 organisations committed to ensuring the the lowest income members of society do not go without the basics.
Both the Labour government and the previous Conservative administration have cited insight from this alliance in making positive announcements on support for those hardest hit by the crisis. We are active in campaigning for the government to do more.
Our involvement brings resident voices directly to the campaigning such as Sophie from Raven Housing Trust who went to Downing Street taking messages from other residents.
Case studies, including those below, and insight from members informs all our cost of living campaigning.
Cost of Living Crisis | Story #2
7 June 2022
"We have committed additional resources to enable an expansion of our tenancy sustainability support services; " reports the Director of Operations at Progress Housing Group.
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Cost of Living Crisis | Story #1
7 June 2022
“I asked Kim how she was managing financially, and she broke down. She only had 23p in her bank account..." Samuel from Progress Housing Group tells Kim's story.
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