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Women’s safety and the housing crisis

Isis Barei Guyot author headshotElizabeth Ackerley author headshot By Isis Barei-Guyot, Alison Briggs and Elizabeth Ackerley Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted: September 2, 2024

Austerity measures along with other intersecting crises have resulted in challenges for individuals and organisations supporting the safety of women experiencing homelessness in Manchester and elsewhere. The public funding lost as a result of austerity policies has dealt a severe blow to deprived local authorities in the north of England, resulting in the stripping back […]

Tagged With: gender inequalities, Greater Manchester, inequalities, local government

Running on empty: How charities are running on empty in the cost-of-living crisis – and what we can do about it.

By Alison Briggs and Sarah Marie Hall Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, UK economy Posted: November 9, 2023

The voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector works alongside local and national governments to provide support for residents. But alongside facing their own struggles as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, charities and community organisations are also being relied on more and more by people and local organisations. In this article, from our Power […]

Tagged With: british politics, communities, fuel poverty, Greater Manchester, Power in Place, voluntary & social enterprise

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