North West Regional Strategic Migration Partnership (RSMP) are currently completing a mapping project of all relevant VSCE organisations that support refugees and asylum seekers across the 
North West.
In the latest GM Poverty Action share Trafford Poverty Truth Commission’s closing report. There is also an article on deduction lending and a local school raises the issue of travel costs for those 
accompanying students who need special support. If you featured on or are using one or more of the Money Advice Referral Tools (MARTs) GM Poverty Action would like to complete a short survey.
The latest newsletter GM Poverty Action share the launch of Manchester City Council’s anti-poverty strategy ‘Making Manchester Fairer’. A recording of their webinar launching their Local anti-poverty strategies: good practice and effective approaches report. Articles about their Warm this Winter event on 30 March and a call for the expansion of free school meals.
The report explores the strategic approach local authorities and their partners can take to address poverty and identifies the key elements of a local anti-poverty strategy that will maximise its effectiveness.
The latest GM Poverty Action newsletter launches their new major report ‘Local anti-poverty strategies: Good practice and effective approaches’. There is an article about the Greater Manchester Consortium of Community Credit Unions, known as SoundPound who are offering a new loan and an update on GMPA’s Money Advice Referral Tools (MART) that are now providing support in 6 local authority areas.
In the latest newsletter GM Poverty Action are celebrating the organisations who have already signed up to be Principal Partners and encouraging others to join them in 2023. There is advance notice of a webinar on 22 February to coincide 
with the launch of their new report ‘Local anti-poverty strategies: Good practice and effective approaches’.
The government has recently introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at some elections. From Thursday 4 May, voters in England will need to show 
photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections.
In GM Poverty Action’s first newsletter of 2023 there is an article by the Resolution Foundation about the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis. It also mentions Manchester City Council’s recently signed-off anti-poverty strategy. There are a number of short articles as well as information about some very interesting events.
Manchester City Council invites expressions of interest to design and deliver a comprehensive education programme on tackling structural racism and discrimination which will enable the 
workforce to be better informed, equipped and confident to implement the right solutions that will improve outcomes for communities experiencing racial inequality and discrimination.
Greater Manchester will get its own VCSE Forum this year. The GM VCSE Forum will focus on expanding the vision for a thriving VCSE sector, as identified in the GM VCSE Accord, across the 
localities in Greater Manchester. It will be a forum for the three partner organisations of the GM VCSE Accord and representatives of the localities in Greater Manchester, such as portfolio leaders.