Citizens UK
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We are the UK's biggest, most diverse, and most effective people-powered alliance. Bringing everyday people together to win change since 1989.
✍️ Kacey, a Citizens Somerset community leader, shares why housing repairs must be included in the Govt’s Warm Homes Plan.
Read the reflection: https://www.citizensuk.org/chapters/Somerset/citizens-somerset-news/for-so-long-it-felt-like-our-struggles-didnt-matter-to-anyone-with-authority/
Read the reflection: https://www.citizensuk.org/chapters/Somerset/citizens-somerset-news/for-so-long-it-felt-like-our-struggles-didnt-matter-to-anyone-with-authority/
December 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
✍️ Kacey, a Citizens Somerset community leader, shares why housing repairs must be included in the Govt’s Warm Homes Plan.
Read the reflection: https://www.citizensuk.org/chapters/Somerset/citizens-somerset-news/for-so-long-it-felt-like-our-struggles-didnt-matter-to-anyone-with-authority/
Read the reflection: https://www.citizensuk.org/chapters/Somerset/citizens-somerset-news/for-so-long-it-felt-like-our-struggles-didnt-matter-to-anyone-with-authority/
We also thank Cardinal Vincent for his leadership, which encouraged schools, parishes & faith communities across England & Wales to act for justice, including supporting the beginnings of our Birmingham Citizens chapter.
Learn more about our work👇 www.citizensuk.org/join/join-us...
Learn more about our work👇 www.citizensuk.org/join/join-us...
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We also thank Cardinal Vincent for his leadership, which encouraged schools, parishes & faith communities across England & Wales to act for justice, including supporting the beginnings of our Birmingham Citizens chapter.
Learn more about our work👇 www.citizensuk.org/join/join-us...
Learn more about our work👇 www.citizensuk.org/join/join-us...
At Citizens UK, community leaders put their faith into action, drawing on their religious teachings & traditions to build a fairer society.
We’re delighted to congratulate Richard Moth on his appointment as Archbishop of Westminster by Pope Leo XIV.
We’re delighted to congratulate Richard Moth on his appointment as Archbishop of Westminster by Pope Leo XIV.
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
At Citizens UK, community leaders put their faith into action, drawing on their religious teachings & traditions to build a fairer society.
We’re delighted to congratulate Richard Moth on his appointment as Archbishop of Westminster by Pope Leo XIV.
We’re delighted to congratulate Richard Moth on his appointment as Archbishop of Westminster by Pope Leo XIV.
For years we've been a part of a broad coalition of organisations & politicians, including @stellacreasy.bsky.social, campaigning to make misogyny a hate crime.
From next April, the law will recognise that misogyny causes crimes against women and girls.
Read more about the campaign bit.ly/4j2UlGw
From next April, the law will recognise that misogyny causes crimes against women and girls.
Read more about the campaign bit.ly/4j2UlGw
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For years we've been a part of a broad coalition of organisations & politicians, including @stellacreasy.bsky.social, campaigning to make misogyny a hate crime.
From next April, the law will recognise that misogyny causes crimes against women and girls.
Read more about the campaign bit.ly/4j2UlGw
From next April, the law will recognise that misogyny causes crimes against women and girls.
Read more about the campaign bit.ly/4j2UlGw
Last night, student leader Safa explained how vital the Tiger Pass is to young people’s access to opportunities on @itvnews.bsky.social Anglia.
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Last night, student leader Safa explained how vital the Tiger Pass is to young people’s access to opportunities on @itvnews.bsky.social Anglia.
Peterborough Citizens has been #BuildingHope, celebrating an announcement in November that there are NO children in hotels & B&Bs in Peterborough. This follows a two-year campaign, where schools and local organisations came together to win change. Read more 👇
bit.ly/44e4OZu
bit.ly/44e4OZu
December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Peterborough Citizens has been #BuildingHope, celebrating an announcement in November that there are NO children in hotels & B&Bs in Peterborough. This follows a two-year campaign, where schools and local organisations came together to win change. Read more 👇
bit.ly/44e4OZu
bit.ly/44e4OZu
Last week, Citizens UK community leaders celebrated the Making London a Living Wage City project 🎉
Over the past four years, they've been leading on conversations & engaging decision-makers to pay workers the real #LivingWage 🙌
Read the impact: citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
Over the past four years, they've been leading on conversations & engaging decision-makers to pay workers the real #LivingWage 🙌
Read the impact: citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
December 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Last week, Citizens UK community leaders celebrated the Making London a Living Wage City project 🎉
Over the past four years, they've been leading on conversations & engaging decision-makers to pay workers the real #LivingWage 🙌
Read the impact: citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
Over the past four years, they've been leading on conversations & engaging decision-makers to pay workers the real #LivingWage 🙌
Read the impact: citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
We're pleased that the government’s Homelessness Strategy builds on the Child Poverty Strategy’s commitments to improve the lives of families in temporary accommodation.
These steps reflect recommendations from our report, ‘A long way from home’, published in May 2025. 🧵
These steps reflect recommendations from our report, ‘A long way from home’, published in May 2025. 🧵
December 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We're pleased that the government’s Homelessness Strategy builds on the Child Poverty Strategy’s commitments to improve the lives of families in temporary accommodation.
These steps reflect recommendations from our report, ‘A long way from home’, published in May 2025. 🧵
These steps reflect recommendations from our report, ‘A long way from home’, published in May 2025. 🧵
We’ve published a new report that celebrates the impact of the Making London a Living Wage City project – a success story that brought together civil society, businesses and Government to tackle in-work poverty across London.
Read more: www.citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
Read more: www.citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
December 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We’ve published a new report that celebrates the impact of the Making London a Living Wage City project – a success story that brought together civil society, businesses and Government to tackle in-work poverty across London.
Read more: www.citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
Read more: www.citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
We're grateful that @london.gov.uk & @tomcopley.bsky.social have been backing this project from the very start.
We're excited to keep working with the GLA, TfL, the local MP, the council & the community to get this underway in 2026 & bring more affordable homes to Londoners. @londonclt.bsky.social
We're excited to keep working with the GLA, TfL, the local MP, the council & the community to get this underway in 2026 & bring more affordable homes to Londoners. @londonclt.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We're grateful that @london.gov.uk & @tomcopley.bsky.social have been backing this project from the very start.
We're excited to keep working with the GLA, TfL, the local MP, the council & the community to get this underway in 2026 & bring more affordable homes to Londoners. @londonclt.bsky.social
We're excited to keep working with the GLA, TfL, the local MP, the council & the community to get this underway in 2026 & bring more affordable homes to Londoners. @londonclt.bsky.social
Reflecting on a big year at Citizens UK, one of our top highlights has been working on the Cable Street affordable housing development. We’re so grateful for the countless community champions who have led this work 🙌 @londonclt.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Reflecting on a big year at Citizens UK, one of our top highlights has been working on the Cable Street affordable housing development. We’re so grateful for the countless community champions who have led this work 🙌 @londonclt.bsky.social
In May 2025, we launched ‘This Place Matters’ with @uclpolicylab.bsky.social and @moreincommonuk.bsky.social to provide a blueprint of what good cohesion looks like.
By bringing together local organisations, community leaders across our network are making changes big and small, and #BuildingHope 💫
By bringing together local organisations, community leaders across our network are making changes big and small, and #BuildingHope 💫
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In May 2025, we launched ‘This Place Matters’ with @uclpolicylab.bsky.social and @moreincommonuk.bsky.social to provide a blueprint of what good cohesion looks like.
By bringing together local organisations, community leaders across our network are making changes big and small, and #BuildingHope 💫
By bringing together local organisations, community leaders across our network are making changes big and small, and #BuildingHope 💫
@bhcitizens.bsky.social celebrate an additional £200,000 investment in school-based counselling.🎉
This brings the alliance’s total wins on this issue to £600,000!
Find out more about the campaign and how leaders have been #BuildingHope on this issue 👇
bit.ly/3Mo6rOk
This brings the alliance’s total wins on this issue to £600,000!
Find out more about the campaign and how leaders have been #BuildingHope on this issue 👇
bit.ly/3Mo6rOk
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
@bhcitizens.bsky.social celebrate an additional £200,000 investment in school-based counselling.🎉
This brings the alliance’s total wins on this issue to £600,000!
Find out more about the campaign and how leaders have been #BuildingHope on this issue 👇
bit.ly/3Mo6rOk
This brings the alliance’s total wins on this issue to £600,000!
Find out more about the campaign and how leaders have been #BuildingHope on this issue 👇
bit.ly/3Mo6rOk
This is what community cohesion and building trust across difference looks like. Daniela, CEO of Roma Roots, member of West Yorkshire Citizens reflects on her story of #BuildingHope 👇
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is what community cohesion and building trust across difference looks like. Daniela, CEO of Roma Roots, member of West Yorkshire Citizens reflects on her story of #BuildingHope 👇
We welcome the measures announced yesterday in the government’s Child Poverty Strategy to reduce the impact of homelessness on families with children.
🔗 Read our full statement: www.citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
🔗 Read our full statement: www.citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We welcome the measures announced yesterday in the government’s Child Poverty Strategy to reduce the impact of homelessness on families with children.
🔗 Read our full statement: www.citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
🔗 Read our full statement: www.citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
We are proud to have been chosen for The Guardian 2025 Christmas Charity Appeal.
This year’s theme is ‘Hope’ and will aim to tell the stories of community cohesion up and down the country, highlighting what communities have in common - not what divides them.
This year’s theme is ‘Hope’ and will aim to tell the stories of community cohesion up and down the country, highlighting what communities have in common - not what divides them.
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We are proud to have been chosen for The Guardian 2025 Christmas Charity Appeal.
This year’s theme is ‘Hope’ and will aim to tell the stories of community cohesion up and down the country, highlighting what communities have in common - not what divides them.
This year’s theme is ‘Hope’ and will aim to tell the stories of community cohesion up and down the country, highlighting what communities have in common - not what divides them.
Everyone should have a warm and healthy home. This #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay, we’re asking @RachelReevesMP to deliver the full £13.2m for the Warm Homes Plan.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Everyone should have a warm and healthy home. This #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay, we’re asking @RachelReevesMP to deliver the full £13.2m for the Warm Homes Plan.
This is local people making change 💫 Peterborough Citizens was on @BBCCambs radio breakfast show this morning to celebrate the council’s announcement that Peterborough has NO children in hotels and B&B 🎉
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is local people making change 💫 Peterborough Citizens was on @BBCCambs radio breakfast show this morning to celebrate the council’s announcement that Peterborough has NO children in hotels and B&B 🎉
We will continue to engage with the Government on the design of community sponsorship so it can support Government objectives, while empowering communities in a spirit of effective partnership.
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We will continue to engage with the Government on the design of community sponsorship so it can support Government objectives, while empowering communities in a spirit of effective partnership.
We welcome the Government’s commitment to give voluntary and community groups a greater role in refugee protection through named sponsorship.
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We welcome the Government’s commitment to give voluntary and community groups a greater role in refugee protection through named sponsorship.
This #LivingWageWeek, local businesses & employers across Preston marked one year of being the first #LivingWage city in Lancashire. 🎉
With 38 employers across the city paying the real #LivingWage, a quarter of low-paid workers in & around the city have now seen a pay increase!
With 38 employers across the city paying the real #LivingWage, a quarter of low-paid workers in & around the city have now seen a pay increase!
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This #LivingWageWeek, local businesses & employers across Preston marked one year of being the first #LivingWage city in Lancashire. 🎉
With 38 employers across the city paying the real #LivingWage, a quarter of low-paid workers in & around the city have now seen a pay increase!
With 38 employers across the city paying the real #LivingWage, a quarter of low-paid workers in & around the city have now seen a pay increase!
💬 Brian Whittaker, of Brunelcare, says: “Being a Real Living Wage employer is not a cost; it is an investment. Improvements in stability, productivity, & less use of agency staff have led to a significant improvement in our financial results across all areas.”
#LivingWageWeek
#LivingWageWeek
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
💬 Brian Whittaker, of Brunelcare, says: “Being a Real Living Wage employer is not a cost; it is an investment. Improvements in stability, productivity, & less use of agency staff have led to a significant improvement in our financial results across all areas.”
#LivingWageWeek
#LivingWageWeek
💬 Nkem, care worker and Citizens UK leader, describes what being paid the real #LivingWage would mean: “A real living wage means I could spend more time with my children and feel less guilty.”
#LivingWageWeek
#LivingWageWeek
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
💬 Nkem, care worker and Citizens UK leader, describes what being paid the real #LivingWage would mean: “A real living wage means I could spend more time with my children and feel less guilty.”
#LivingWageWeek
#LivingWageWeek
🎉 Over 1,000 health & social care employers say YES to the real #LivingWage!
As part of our campaign with @livingwageuk.bsky.social, we have been calling on the Gov't to pay all care workers the real Living Wage, the only rate based on the true cost of living.
citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
As part of our campaign with @livingwageuk.bsky.social, we have been calling on the Gov't to pay all care workers the real Living Wage, the only rate based on the true cost of living.
citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🎉 Over 1,000 health & social care employers say YES to the real #LivingWage!
As part of our campaign with @livingwageuk.bsky.social, we have been calling on the Gov't to pay all care workers the real Living Wage, the only rate based on the true cost of living.
citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
As part of our campaign with @livingwageuk.bsky.social, we have been calling on the Gov't to pay all care workers the real Living Wage, the only rate based on the true cost of living.
citizensuk.org/about-us/new...
Support grew across the capital. Braving rain, 600+
East London Citizens leaders marched along the Mile End Road led by local Black Pentecostal churches.
With schools, trade unions, mosques and other faith groups, they called on the NHS and Mayor of London to back the real #LivingWage.
East London Citizens leaders marched along the Mile End Road led by local Black Pentecostal churches.
With schools, trade unions, mosques and other faith groups, they called on the NHS and Mayor of London to back the real #LivingWage.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Support grew across the capital. Braving rain, 600+
East London Citizens leaders marched along the Mile End Road led by local Black Pentecostal churches.
With schools, trade unions, mosques and other faith groups, they called on the NHS and Mayor of London to back the real #LivingWage.
East London Citizens leaders marched along the Mile End Road led by local Black Pentecostal churches.
With schools, trade unions, mosques and other faith groups, they called on the NHS and Mayor of London to back the real #LivingWage.