The APPG on Poverty is delighted to host Helen Rowe, author of Eliminating Poverty in Britain at our next official online meeting on Tuesday 27 February at 10.30am. Helen will speak to several sections of her book and will explore the intersection between biology, poverty and politics and will highlight the latest scientific discoveries on the topic. She will then move onto how we can realistically eliminate poverty altogether and how a poverty elimination programme could be funded. Our Co-Chairs David Linden MP and Baroness Lister will then open up the discussion and ..read more

In spring 2023, the APPG on Poverty launched a short inquiry into the (in)adequacy of social security benefits, putting out a call for evidence then holding two evidence sessions. The first of these invited policy experts from think tanks, NGOs and academia, and the second focused on those with lived experience of the social security system.  This report brings together information from submissions to the APPG’s call for evidence. The APPG extends its thanks to all who took the time to submit evidence and contribute to the final version of this report. The APPG hopes the government will t ..read more

In autumn 2021, the APPG on Poverty launched a short inquiry into in-work poverty, putting out a call for evidence then holding two evidence sessions. The first of these focused on the role employers can play, and the second on the experience of in-work poverty with people with lived experience. This report brings together information from submissions to the APPG’s call for evidence. The APPG extends its thanks to all who took the time to submit evidence and contribute to the final version of this report. The APPG hopes the government will take on board the recommendations in this report when ..read more

At the beginning of the year, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Poverty published a report on the impact on poverty of not maintaining the £20 increase to universal credit (UC) and working tax credits (WTC), and of not extending this to legacy and other benefits. This drew on evidence from individuals and civil society organisations. Nine months since the APPG’s first report on the issue, the £20 increase is coming to the end of its six-month extension, which was granted in April 2021. The APPG recommended in January that the government should keep the £20 increase and extend it to l ..read more

Despite increases to the National Living Wage, levels of poverty within working households continue to rise. The number of children in relative poverty in households where all the parent(s) work full time – be they single or couple-parents – has doubled from 200,000 in 2012/13 to 400,000 in 2017/18 (CPAG, 2020). The government promotes work as the best route out of poverty; however, this is not always guaranteed as 75% of children growing up in relative poverty live in a household where at least one person works (DWP, 2021). The APPG is calling for submissions for its upcoming inquiry on in ..read more

In December 2020, the APPG released a call for evidence looking into the impact on poverty of the £20 uplift in universal credit and working tax credits as well as the impact of not extending this uplift to legacy and other benefits. The APPG received 26 submissions and selected witnesses were asked to give evidence in person at the evidence session on 14 January 2021. This report is a summary of all the evidence submitted by the various organisations and individuals, including the APPG’s top three recommendations to government. The APPG is very grateful for everyone who took the time to submi ..read more

This year the Chancellor made the decision to uprate universal credit by £20 a week and boosted the incomes of millions of families. There is evidence from the likes of the Social Metrics Commission to suggest that this welcome uplift has kept hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, if the uplift comes to an end in April 2021, 700,000 more people are projected to fall into poverty, including 300,000 children. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Poverty is calling for submissions on the impact of ending this temporary Covid-19 £20 uplift in ..read more

APPG on Poverty’s first online meeting will take place on Tuesday 1st December at 10am – 11:30am on Zoom. The APPG, supported by Child Poverty Action Group and the Equality Trust, will be hearing from Matthew Oakley of the Social Metric Commission on their methodology for measuring poverty as well as findings from their latest report. The remainder of the session will be a discussion around the solutions needed to end child poverty for good. Full agenda: 10:00 – Welcome and introductions by Co-Chair, Neil Gray MP 10:15 – Social Metrics Commission presentation from Matthew Oakley, followed b ..read more

The APPG on Poverty is currently suspending its activities because of restrictions in access to the Parliamentary estate ..read more

The APPG on Poverty held its inaugural meeting on the 12 February 2020. The minutes of that meeting are now available. The meeting included the election of officers for the APPG on Poverty – the full list of officers is now available. The schedule of forthcoming APPG on Poverty meetings will be shared shortly. The meeting agenda included an update on feedback received in relation to the poverty premium inquiry report ..read more