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Winter support kit launched for those in poverty

Winter support kit launched for those in poverty

This year the Big Issue Winter Support Kit will give vendors help with immediate winter needs, plus training and employment opportunities to help them beyond Christmas.

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Campaigns unite to call for emergency energy bills support

Campaigns unite to call for emergency energy bills support

The energy bills crisis is now predicted to be so severe that a wide range of health, poverty, housing and environmental organisations and academics have…

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£25k raised as 75 people bed down on Leeds Street for charity sleep-out

£25k raised as 75 people bed down on Leeds Street for charity sleep-out

Seventy-five people braved Storm Babet to sleep out on the streets of Leeds for a local homelessness charity, helping to raise almost £25,000.

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Councils to attend emergency summit

Councils to attend emergency summit

Over 100 councils will attend an emergency summit taking place on Tuesday 31 October to discuss the escalating social and financial crisis created by the…

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MPs back plans for more winter support

MPs back plans for more winter support

MPs on the House of Commons Energy Security Committee have backed plans from charities to provide more support to households this winter.

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