Related
Reports
- Research from Trust for London shows increasing the London Weighting is “vital to help Londoners through the cost of living crisis”. Read it here.
- Pro Bono Economics report on charities and the cost of living crisis, available here.
- Research from the Legatum Institute finds that London has the highest poverty rate in the country, in large part due to the increasing cost of living. Read the report here.
- Report from the Food Aid Network explores the impact of poverty and food banks on mental health with research conducted in London and Kent, available here.
Data sources
- NPC and Trussell Trust are working together by adding Trussell Trust’s food parcel data to NPC’s Local needs databank. You can explore the data here.
- Recent polling from Centre for London shows that one in three Londoners are struggling to make ends meet, more details here.
- Centre for London has also developed a data resource where you can view the different challenges each of London’s boroughs are facing – from statistics on poverty, living costs, education, and more - and how they compare to each other. View it here.
Other relevant information
- In April, we hosted an insight meeting on the cost of living crisis with members, you can find the data and insights shared in this meeting here.
- Third Sector’s podcast on charities are impacted by the cost of living crisis and how they are responding to support communities, available here.
- Read reflections on funders’ role in addressing the cost of living from Nick Addington, Chief Executive of the William Grant Foundation here.
- The Cost of Living Alliance works to build an evidence base of what is happening with the cost of living crisis across the UK and define clear areas where changes by government and power holders could make the most change to grassroots communities. You can find out more about them and resources here.
