Policy and Influence

ACORN Manchester are going to Europe's biggest housing conference. Politicians, journalists, and professionals from across the UK are going to be in Manchester discussing one of the biggest issues in British history – modern housing. ACORN Manchester are going to be running the iconic ACORN Eviction Resistance training outside the conference – with some surprises and demands thrown in there as well.

This is open to members, the public, community groups, trade unions, anyone and everyone who wants to see a Manchester and a UK that works for working class people.

The latest GM Poverty Action newsletter looks at the Government’s recent announcements and shares details about the Poverty Monitor 2022. There is information about the GM Pensions Top Up 2022 campaign and a new employment legal advice service.  GM Living Wage campaign and the Tameside Poverty Truth Commission provide updates and there is a short piece about Minimum Income Standards.

Refugees abandon their homes to escape war and persecution. They have to seek safety elsewhere. The right to do so, set out in the 1951 Refugee Convention, has protected millions worldwide for decades.

Today, in the UK, the anti-refugee laws are putting that basic right under threat. Unless we fight back, Britain’s days as a safe haven could be over.

The Greater Manchester Poverty Action have launched the Greater Manchester Poverty Monitor 2022. The Poverty Monitor reveals the scale of poverty across Greater Manchester and covers ten themes: Child poverty, debt, deprivation, educational attainment, fuel and food insecurity, health, homelessness, housing, social security and the labour market.

Key findings for the whole of Greater Manchester include:

Has your organisation or group helped its local community to take control of something that matters to people in their neighbourhood/area? For example, a shop, pub, creative hub, faith building or community garden.

The latest GM Poverty Action newsletter looks at the Household Support Fund and the pressure on families caused by the cost of living crisis. The newsletter introduces you three new members of the team and share the latest news from the Tameside Poverty Truth Commission.

The latest GM Poverty Action newsletter shares the initial evaluation of the Money Advice Referral Tool currently running in Tameside. There’s an update on the GM Living Wage Campaign activity and information about local support for the people of Ukraine.

Manchester is developing its first Integrated Communities Strategy and Manchester City Council want to hear from you.

Are you a voluntary or community group or a social enterprise in Manchester? Have your say on support services to help you!

Manchester City Council and Manchester Health Care Commissioning have commissioned Forever Consulting to find out what support voluntary and community groups and social enterprises in Manchester need to deliver their work and achieve their goals.

Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership are running three free workshops for Manchester residents who would like to learn more about how benefits and housing works in the local area.