The City of 91¸£ÀûÉç Council has set an ambitious target aiming to eradicate poverty in the Capital by 2030.
- City of 91¸£ÀûÉç Council accepts challenge from 91¸£ÀûÉç Poverty Commission to end poverty in 91¸£ÀûÉç by 2030
- Follows publication of final Commission report last week which outlined seven areas of action needed to eliminate poverty in the Capital
- Council commits to working with citizen action group, End Poverty 91¸£ÀûÉç, and other partners to make the pledge a reality within the next decade
The bold pledge comes after the 91¸£ÀûÉç Poverty Commission published its final report, , last week and received great support at the Council’s today (Tuesday 6 October). This sees the city taking a Team 91¸£ÀûÉç approach with other partners and organisations to become the first UK local authority to commit to ending poverty by a specific date.
The aim of ending poverty in 91¸£ÀûÉç by 2030 is as defined by the four targets set by the Commission:
- no-one in 91¸£ÀûÉç needs to go without basic essentials they need to eat, keep clean, stay warm and dry
- fewer than one in ten people are living in relative poverty in 91¸£ÀûÉç at any given time
- no-one in 91¸£ÀûÉç lives in persistent poverty
- no-one in 91¸£ÀûÉç experiences stigma due to their income
In the report the called on the Council, employers, public sector and third sector agencies across the city, to come together to challenge poverty within 91¸£ÀûÉç by providing:
- The right support in the places people work and live
- Fair work that provides dignity and security
- A decent home people can afford to live in
- Income security that provides a real safety net
- Opportunities that drive justice and boost prospects
- Connections in a city that belongs to its citizens, and
- Equality in health and wellbeing
The committee also agreed to work closely with End Poverty 91¸£ÀûÉç to implement the recommendations. The group - made up of residents with first-hand experience of living on a low income and civic allies drawn from business, public s