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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, renews his patronage.
“It’s a great privilege to continue as a patron of the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust who are doing enormously important work, helping thousands of Londoners living in poverty to increase their income, reduce their debt and have access to decent housing." Justin Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury, on renewing his patronage with Zacchaeus 2000 Trust.
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We will continue to fight poverty in our founder Reverend Paul Nicholson’s name
Reverend Paul Nicolson might no longer be with us, but we should take inspiration from his life and work. In the meantime, today our hearts and thoughts are with Paul’s family and friends.
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Z2K Covid-19 – Emergency Social Security & Housing Actions
The arrival of Coronavirus in the UK has become an unprecedented crisis. Huge numbers of people are expected to become ill, and many more unable to work as they self-isolate to protect themselves and others.
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Z2K gives evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee on behalf of the DBC
Z2K's Marc Francis gave evidence to the newly formed Work and Pensions Committee on behalf of the DBC. He explained the inadequacies of the current assessment process for disability benefits, and how many unwell people could be left without benefits for months on end due to COVID-19
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Z2K’s Statement on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Press release: In memory of our founder, Rev Paul Nicolson
Z2K is deeply saddened to hear of the death of our founder, Rev Paul Nicolson. Paul was an absolutely tireless campaigner against the scourge of poverty in the UK, and especially against the recent cuts to Social Security benefits that have caused so much of it.
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Why Universal Credit was flawed from the start
The Lords Economic Affairs Committee has just held an inquiry into Universal Credit (UC). As Z2K outlined in our response to this inquiry, 10 years on and many delays later, UC is failing to deliver on its original aims because these aims were either misconceived or subject to bad design decisions.
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Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State – or at least that bit DWP wants you to see
Why the total absence of disabled and ill people from BBC’s 3-part documentary Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State accurately reflects Government’s attitude towards people living in the most vulnerable situations
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The grim reality of homelessness, sofa-surfing and the sharp end of renting in London
At Z2K we’ve begun a new project looking to amplify the voices of some of our clients. Rose and John co-write this piece detailing John's experiences of homelessness, sofa-surfing, and sharp end of renting in London.
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DWP abuses the power they have over peoples’ Universal Credit journals
Many people receive incorrect Universal Credit payments as a result of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) maladministration. As Liz* and Emma* have experienced, it can be difficult to identify maladministration when the DWP retrospectively correct their errors on peoples’ Universal Credit journals.
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Anti-poverty charity, Z2K, welcomes Stephen Timms as Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee
We are looking forward to working with the Committee to ensure that the Government delivers on its commitment to reduce poverty through the tax and benefits system, and to ensure that those who truly can’t work are given the help they need.
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Z2K Celebration Event: what we got up to
On Thursday 16th January 2020 6pm-8pm, Z2K were excited to host our first ever celebration event at St Anne’s Church in Soho. It was the first opportunity we had to bring all that are involved with Z2K, from funders to volunteers to clients, to see our achievements from 2019.
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Press Release: Raji Hunjan, Z2K CEO, to step down in April 2020
Anti-poverty charity, Z2K, today announces the departure of its Chief Executive, Raji Hunjan. Raji, who has led the charity for the past three years and has overseen the growth of all its work, will be moving on to a new role as Director of Housing & Homelessness at the Oak Foundation. The search for a new CEO will begin shortly.
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