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The pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities in east London and around the UK. With your help, Quaker Social Action can ensure its practical action can continue to offer support to people living on low incomes during the toughest of times.

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  • Homeless/Refuge Homeless/​Refuge
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
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    Situation

    The pandemic has taken its toll on people both financially and mentally. For some, it has increased the already heavy burden of financial insecurity, and for others, they are facing instability for the first time. The number of people claiming JSA or universal credit has almost doubled in comparison to 2020. Many are struggling to meet daily living costs, their financial and mental wellbeing is suffering and events such as a funeral for a family member, are a sudden and unaffordable expense.

    Solution

    Guided by Quaker values - truth & integrity, equality & justice, simplicity & sustainability - QSA listens and works with people on low incomes to offer practical support: • A national helpline for those unable to afford funerals • Programmes to help people improve their financial and mental wellbeing • The UK’s only supported housing project for young adult carers • Offering practical assistance to homeless and marginalised people • Promoting positive change through training and campaigns

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    Categories

  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Homeless/Refuge Homeless/​Refuge
  • Poverty Alleviation/Relief Poverty Alleviation/​Relief
  • Beneficiaries

    • General Public/Humankind General Public/​Humankind
    • Other Other