Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis joins us this #LivingWageWeek to announce the NEW real Living Wage rates!👇 Great to hear Martin explain why he's long supported the need for a real Living Wage based on the real cost of living. MoneySavingExpert Join the #LivingWage movement.

Powerful celebration of 20 years of #RealLivingWage this evening with CitizensEssex Colchester Foodbank. ‘We should aim to close this foodbank through working together to achieve Living Wage Foundation and dignity for all.’ Thank you to Colchester City Council for accrediting. Now your turn Essex County Council!

Wonderful news from Ireland 🎉 Congratulations to Migrant Rights Centre Ireland and everyone who fought for this. Let's follow in your example and settle the status of everyone who calls the UK home 🏡❤️ settleourstatus.org

Hi Will Quince our Colchester leaders wrote to ask to meet you in Parliament Sq after PMQs this Wednesday 30/4 for a tea party & to discuss fairer wages for Colchester’s care workers. Did you receive the letters? Will you join us at 1pm? 🧁

Hi Bernard Jenkin MP Thanks for responding to our Essex leaders about meeting them in Parliament Sq after PMQs this Wednesday 30/4 to discuss fairer wages for Essex care workers. We look forward to meeting with a member of your team at 1pm for our tea party 🥳 🧁

We’re joining from all over Essex! Will you #CareForACuppa with us today Sir James Duddridge KCMG & Anna Firth ?

Huge roll call in #London today after picnic in front of UK Parliament with Citizens UK's 17 - yes, 17! - UK chapters incl. ColchesterCitizens CitizensEssex (with Essex Uni & Colchester Foodbank members onstage for us). Gathered to continue to push for the RealLivingWage for #CareWorkers.

Some of the CitizensEssex leaders who took action in Parliament Square today for #LivingWage4SocialCare . Shout out to turn out champions University of Essex Democracy in Action Essex Law School 💪 Citizens UK

Surprised to discover no ramped access to the grass on Parliament Square, a home of democratic peaceful protest. Surely time for this to be remedied Westminster City Council ? WestminsterCitizens Citizens UK

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Congratulations to all those elected yesterday to serve the diverse communities of Essex. We look forward to working with you all for a Safer, Welcoming, Accessible, Fairer & Healthier #Essex Colchester City Council Southend City FC Chelmsford City Council Essex County Council

Come and work with us for a Fairer, Accessible, Welcoming, Safer & Healthier Essex 🙌

Many congratulations Colchester Foodbank 👏 🥳 Leading the way in alleviating poverty & addressing systemic causes through local membership and leadership with CitizensEssex ColchesterCitizens and the national Citizens UK alliance.

Thames Valley Citizens we so happy to join up with CitizensEssex today!

Working together for #LivingWage4CareWorkers today and asking CareUK to meet with us to discuss how paying #LivingWage will lessen staff turnover & help staff not to depend on food banks. Citizens UK Living Wage Foundation ColchesterCitizens

How much longer should care workers juggle the demands of life on low pay? 🤹 Enough is enough. That's why we are outside Barchester Healthcare calling on them to commit to paying staff a real #LivingWage. #LivingWage4SocialCare

NEWS: Students completing our award-winning Democracy In Action module are contributing to real change in the local community. Led by Rebecca Warren with Citizens UK students have been working with local organisations to have an immediate impact: essex.ac.uk/news/2022/07/2…

Delighted to have supported The Salvation Army & Southend-on-Sea City Council & Hill Group to provide these beautiful new homes. 🤩