Poverty Debate

"Every day, our criminal justice system deals with the consequences of social breakdown. When the same characters - the same individuals - appear in local courts time and time again, we must recognise there is something wrong with the system."
- Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, will be giving a speech on criminal justice on Monday 2 November 2009.

For details of the event at Canary Wharf, 11am for 11.30am visit our website and RSVP
http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/default.asp?pageRef=394

The Independent, 29th October 2009
Natalie Evans: We need to tackle the causes of child poverty, not just the symptoms
Read here

The CSJ is recruiting an Office Administrator, £20,000 per annum. Closing date for applications is Friday 23 October 2009, 12 noon. For details visit www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/jobs

A charity that the Centre for Social Justice have worked with were featured on 'The One Show' on Monday 12 October. Click here to watch the show on BBC iPlayer.

The report starts at 2:40 minutes and Save the Family feature at 6:30. The report finishes at 10:36.

To see all that Save the Family do click here.

Eco-Actif Services is a Community Interest Company (CIC) offering practical help and support for economically inactive people including ex-offenders, people recovering from substance and alcohol misuse and lone parents.

They run a number of successful and innovative programmes tackling the problems connected with long term unemployment and social exclusion. Below is a short video introducing what they do:


To find out more go to www.ecoactifservicescic.co.uk

Benefit shake-up would slash jobless and child poverty, says new CSJ report
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Plans to move 600,000 households off welfare and into work will be unveiled today (September 16) in a major new report from the think-tank set up by the former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith.

The 370-page report, the most far-reaching review of the welfare system in 60 years, estimates that the shake-up will boost the incomes of the lowest paid by nearly £5 billion.

The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is for the third year launching the Award in memory of Una Padel.

It will be an opportunity to ensure that Una’s dedication, work and commitment continue to encourage and inspire practitioners in the field. the award is in aid of acknowledging such outstanding and previously unrecognised contributions to social justice. It also seeks to ensure that Una’s values of dedication and commitment beyond the call of duty will continue to encourage and inspire others.

To find out more download the flyer, click here:

Or visit the website here

 

The Tories are progressive on poverty - Guardian 13/8/09

Harry Phibbs looks at the party's nobler motives are at last being recognised. The article looks at factors that have shaped the policy, including the CSJ and areas which the Conservative Party see as core to fighting poverty. 

To read the article in full, click here

Hard up families failed by Labour - News of the World 22/08/09

Chris Grayling MP, Shadow Home Secretary, gives a trailer of his speech which he has delivered on the failing of the Labour Government on the poorest and most vulnerable in our communities.

To read the whole article, click here

Unemployment in Britain: Why our job centres aren't working - Telegraph 25/7/09

Paul Kendall looks at the underperformance of Britain's Job Centres, where many unemployed feel let down and discouraged. Britain, he argues, has developed a culture of dependency on benefits that is trapping people in poverty.

To read the article in full, click here