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CAP signs joint letter to address the need for Council Tax collection reform
CAP signs a joint letter with StepChange, Money Advice Trust, the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute and more, addressing the need for Council Tax collection reform.
- Policy and research
- Debt
- Poverty
13 March 2025
CAP signs joint letter to end imprisonment for Council Tax debt in England
We write as a group of organisations seeking to reform outdated Council Tax regulations. 12.5 million UK adults are worried about their ability to pay Council Tax. This coalition calls to end imprisonment for non-payment of Council Tax in England.
- Policy and research
- Campaigning
- Poverty
23 January 2025
The weight of financial uncertainty and the trap of poverty
Juliette Flach, CAP’s Policy and Public Affairs Manager, discusses the benefit of budgeting but also the challenge that for some, their deficit budget means that no amount of budgeting skills will make the equation add up.
- Policy and research
- Poverty
14 January 2025
CAP’s response to the Work and Pensions Committee’s call for evidence about pension poverty
- Policy and research
- Consultation responses
- Poverty
10 January 2025
A cold start to the year
Juliette, CAP’s Policy and Public Affairs Manager, discusses the challenging financial situation people are facing as we call in a new year.
- Blog
- Poverty
8 January 2025
CAP responds to Ofwat consultation: standards for water companies in England and Wales
- Policy and research
- Consultation responses
- Poverty
2 January 2025
Beyond the beach: the hidden reality of rural poverty
CAP’s Head of UK Church Partnerships, Andrew Wilson, explores the hidden reality of rural poverty in Cornwall, with CAP Debt Coach, Melissa.
- Magazine
- Debt
- Poverty
17 October 2024
Where has the cost of living crisis left those in the UK?
Juliette Flach, CAP’s Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, reflects on what came before the cost of living crisis and where these increased costs have left the UK.
- Blog
- Cost of living
- Poverty
15 October 2024
CAP writes letter to DWP Ministers with 17 signatories calling for adequate incomes.
- Policy and research
- Cost of living
- Campaigning
- Poverty
17 September 2024