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Published and promoted by Graham Wroe & Krystyna Haywood for the Sheffield Green Party, 73 Eskdale Road, Sheffield, S6 1SL.

Site updated on 30th August 2008

 

 
Poverty and Debt in Sheffield
Green Party policy

Sheffield Green Party manifesto

Policy pointer on the Citizen's Income Scheme
an end to the poverty trap.


Recent Issues

Loansharks thrive in Sheffield as credit crunch hits poor
This is a summary of a talk given to Sheffield Green Party by Alexa Walker of the Citizens Advice Bureau in July.

Siân Berry calls for Fair Pay
Siân Berry has launched the new Fair Pay Network coalition, of which she is a Patron, at the House of Commons.

Bernard Little comments on child poverty figures
One in three children living in inner city Sheffield live in households dependent on state benefits, but this is not the full story.

Sheffield children are living in Poverty
Star article with comment from David Blunkett MP

Fuel Poverty
Cllr Little said, ". More than 160,000 households in Yorkshire and the Humber are currently suffering from fuel poverty, with a further 120,000 households at risk...

Brighthouse debt protest
Indymedia report of protest against Brighthouse in Sheffield

 
Sheffield Organisations fighting poverty

Assist
a charity that helps destitute asylum seekers in and around Sheffield.

Financial Inclusion Services Yorkshire
Aim is to tackle financial exclusion and debt and provide ethical, affordable and high quality financial services.

Sheffield Credit Union
Credit Unions are financial co-operatives. They offer savings and great value loans plus they are local, ethical and know what their members want.

Sheffield City Council
support for people living in privately-owned and privately-rented housing, particularly in vulnerable households, so that they can lift themselves out of fuel poverty.

National Organisations fighting poverty
 

Church action on Poverty mobilises the Churches to take action on poverty

 

Citizen's Income Online an unconditional, non withdrawable income payable to each individual as a right of citizenship.

 

Debt on our doorstepworks to end extortionate and irresponsible lending.

 

Fair Pay Network is a national coalition working to change the climate of opinion about low pay in the UK.

 

New Economics Foundation is an independent 'think and do' tank. Economics as if people and the planet mattered.

 

Trade Union Council campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.

 
 

 

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