Poverty

Join The University of Manchester to discuss mission-based approaches and urban sustainability policy.

The last two decades have seen a rise in mission-oriented innovation, with greater focus on sustainability challenges as drivers for innovation and industrial policy. As the country prepares for greater devolution, what is the role of cities and regions in this approach?

54% of UK pensioners on a low income find it a struggle to keep up with bills and credit commitments, according to polling published in September 2025 by the Living Wage Foundation.1.9 million, or 16% of pensioners in the UK are living in relative poverty, according to a 2024 study by Age UK.

Learn better practice in engaging with people living in poverty.

What you'll learn:

• Insights into our (Resolve Poverty) work engaging with people with lived experience of poverty in order to develop responses to poverty
• Practical support on how to set up and facilitate lived experience spaces and how to use these spaces to enhance your work
• Best practice around ensuring safety of attendees, recognising multiple disadvantage, and listening to and valuing people we work with

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Join Resolve Poverty at this informative event to understand what the new government Child Poverty Strategy means for the work of your area.

Suitable for people working in local and regional government, as well as public and voluntary sector partners, this event will break down exactly what impact the Strategy will have on your work.

Resolve Poverty will look into what the priorities for local anti-poverty action should be and hear from a guest speaker about their approach to local anti-poverty activity in the context of national and regional progress.

Resolve Poverty's Annual Conference will be taking place over two days on the 18 & 19 of March 2026 in Central Manchester. We (Resolve Poverty) will be bringing together policymakers and practitioners from across the UK to explore local and regional action on poverty in the context of national policy developments, including the national Child Poverty Strategy.   

Record levels of temporary accommodation, rising arrears and deepening financial vulnerability are driving more people towards homelessness this winter. Many are already in debt or at risk of falling into it, yet millions of people across the UK are not receiving the support they are entitled to.

Frontline services are under immense pressure. Local authorities are working with shrinking budgets, while financial organisations are managing increased risk and exploring ways to support vulnerable customers more effectively.

Nearly a quarter of households with children under four don't have enough food, according to according to The Food Foundation’s latest estimate, and children under five are 25% more likely to experience food poverty than older children, all of which is driving obesity and mental health crises, a report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) warned in November 2024.

We live in a digital-by-default world, yet too many remain excluded from the opportunities this world brings. As AI accelerates and the digital divide deepens, addressing data poverty has never been as urgent.