Eid Mubarak to all in Newham and around the world celebrating Eid-al-Fitr and the end of Ramadan 🙂 #Eid2024

Debt makes it more difficult to recover from mental health problems.

In fact, people with depression and problem debt are more than four times as likely to still have depression 18 months later than people without financial difficulty. 1/2

Gavin Kelly, Chair of the Resolution Foundation, shares his thoughts about the importance of the real Living Wage in light of the recent increase to the Government's National Living Wage.

Read more here: livingwage.org.uk/news/gavin-kel…

#LivingWage Gavin Kelly Resolution Foundation

'By becoming Living Wage accredited, you become part of a movement of employers saying to the world that they want to do business the right way.'

Our chief exec @hothi on why it’s so important for employers to get accredited

Get involved: livingwage.org.uk/living-wage-we… Living Wage Foundation

While we welcome the increase of the Government's National Living Wage it's important to note that it still leaves workers £1,092 short of the real Living Wage💸

The difference could pay for 18 weeks of food for an average household 🛒

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Meet Esther and Tanzila from @MoneyAandE - some of our #HeroesOfLondon . As part of #FinancialLiteracyMonth , let's shine a light on the work of small charities like Money A+E among London's communities, during the cost-of-living crisis and every day.

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We are hosting a webinar in collaboration with Thrive LDN We will discuss the importance of financial education, what the Ethnicity Premium is and how to tackle it, as well as the benefits of Financial Resilience services in the workplace. Register here bit.ly/4aVD2SL

Not being paid the living wage may be the reason you are struggling to meet your essential living costs.

While we welcome the rise of the Government's ‘National Living Wage’ and the boost for low-paid workers, there’s only one real Living Wage which is:

- Independently calculated
- Based on the actual cost of living
- Applies to everyone over 18
- Has a higher London rate

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We've been working with Guy's and St Thomas' for the past year to tackle this issue. We provided financial wellbeing services to their staff, supporting them with financial advice and support. Access to services is key.

Poverty is forcing people to borrow from illegal money lenders. This is not the solution. Instead, contact a free debt and money advice service.

Huge thanks to the Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund by The National Lottery Community Fund for supporting our Money Coaches & Workshops in Newham! Financial Education & 1:1 support are crucial for our community. Thank you, government, for making this possible! Department for Culture, Media and Sport #CostOfLiving

It was a pleasure to be of service Shpresa Programme
The work you are doing is amazing!

If you would like to have your say about how we tackle the #costoflivingcrisis and #ethnicitypremium #ethnicitypenalty register below.

Exclusive: 55 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in the last 4 years.

Data from National Child Mortality Database (NCMD), taken from official reviews of over 10,000 child deaths, shows 42 were babies under 1.

The govt says the findings are 'completely shocking' itv.com/news/2024-03-0…

Thanks to FRU referral agencies East End CAB, Nucleus Legal Advice Centre, Citizens Advice Canterbury District, Citizens Advice Hounslow, Brixton Advice Centre, MiltonKeynesCAB, Money A+E, The Paperweight Trust, Derbyshire Law Centre for signing up for the next 12 months.