Graham Whitham
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social
CEO and founder of Resolve Poverty - working locally to end poverty nationally.
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We’re joining @bigissue.com and 65 other signatories in an open letter urging the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming child poverty strategy. Read our open letter in full: lnkd.in/dcZrBFGT
#childpoverty #bigissue #openletter
#childpoverty #bigissue #openletter
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We’re joining @bigissue.com and 65 other signatories in an open letter urging the government to set child poverty targets in the upcoming child poverty strategy. Read our open letter in full: lnkd.in/dcZrBFGT
#childpoverty #bigissue #openletter
#childpoverty #bigissue #openletter
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You can now listen to our panel event from Labour Party Conference 2025, where we heard from Kate Proctor from @savechildrenuk.bsky.social, @samrushworthmp.bsky.social, @grahamwhitham.bsky.social, @profkepickett.bsky.social, and Professor David Taylor-Robinson from @liverpooluni.bsky.social. 1/2
October 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
You can now listen to our panel event from Labour Party Conference 2025, where we heard from Kate Proctor from @savechildrenuk.bsky.social, @samrushworthmp.bsky.social, @grahamwhitham.bsky.social, @profkepickett.bsky.social, and Professor David Taylor-Robinson from @liverpooluni.bsky.social. 1/2
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Our online training courses are open for booking!
Designed for professionals across the public, private, voluntary, and VCSE sectors.
Discounts available for VCSE and smaller organisations.
Secure your spot today 👉 www.resolvepoverty.org/training/
Designed for professionals across the public, private, voluntary, and VCSE sectors.
Discounts available for VCSE and smaller organisations.
Secure your spot today 👉 www.resolvepoverty.org/training/
September 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Our online training courses are open for booking!
Designed for professionals across the public, private, voluntary, and VCSE sectors.
Discounts available for VCSE and smaller organisations.
Secure your spot today 👉 www.resolvepoverty.org/training/
Designed for professionals across the public, private, voluntary, and VCSE sectors.
Discounts available for VCSE and smaller organisations.
Secure your spot today 👉 www.resolvepoverty.org/training/
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Great discussions at our #LabourPartyConference2025 panel, emphasising the need to put poverty reduction at the centre of both national and local government priorities. 1/2
September 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Great discussions at our #LabourPartyConference2025 panel, emphasising the need to put poverty reduction at the centre of both national and local government priorities. 1/2
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We are delighted that @grahamwhitham.bsky.social of @resolvepoverty.org will be joining us at our event at #LabourPartyConference, discussing how to tackle the child poverty challenge
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September 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We are delighted that @grahamwhitham.bsky.social of @resolvepoverty.org will be joining us at our event at #LabourPartyConference, discussing how to tackle the child poverty challenge
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Over 300 families have now gained a total of £500k in benefits with help from Money Matters — a scheme we set up with Kellogg's 🪙
Since launching in 2022, the scheme has helped families secure benefits they didn’t know they were entitled to, with one family gaining a staggering £24,121 a year.
Since launching in 2022, the scheme has helped families secure benefits they didn’t know they were entitled to, with one family gaining a staggering £24,121 a year.
August 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Over 300 families have now gained a total of £500k in benefits with help from Money Matters — a scheme we set up with Kellogg's 🪙
Since launching in 2022, the scheme has helped families secure benefits they didn’t know they were entitled to, with one family gaining a staggering £24,121 a year.
Since launching in 2022, the scheme has helped families secure benefits they didn’t know they were entitled to, with one family gaining a staggering £24,121 a year.
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We're pleased to be hosting the first Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network Forum today in Burnley.
The forum will explore poverty in our communities, current anti-poverty activities and initiatives taking place, and the future of the network.
@locallancsteam.bsky.social @grahamwhitham.bsky.social
The forum will explore poverty in our communities, current anti-poverty activities and initiatives taking place, and the future of the network.
@locallancsteam.bsky.social @grahamwhitham.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We're pleased to be hosting the first Lancashire Anti-Poverty Network Forum today in Burnley.
The forum will explore poverty in our communities, current anti-poverty activities and initiatives taking place, and the future of the network.
@locallancsteam.bsky.social @grahamwhitham.bsky.social
The forum will explore poverty in our communities, current anti-poverty activities and initiatives taking place, and the future of the network.
@locallancsteam.bsky.social @grahamwhitham.bsky.social
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Two of our anti-poverty training courses are running next month 📆
Both courses will run online and we have discounted places available for VCFSE organisations. Trainers include
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social and @pennyrimmer.bsky.social.
Book your place 👉 resolvepoverty.org/training/
Both courses will run online and we have discounted places available for VCFSE organisations. Trainers include
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social and @pennyrimmer.bsky.social.
Book your place 👉 resolvepoverty.org/training/
June 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Two of our anti-poverty training courses are running next month 📆
Both courses will run online and we have discounted places available for VCFSE organisations. Trainers include
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social and @pennyrimmer.bsky.social.
Book your place 👉 resolvepoverty.org/training/
Both courses will run online and we have discounted places available for VCFSE organisations. Trainers include
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social and @pennyrimmer.bsky.social.
Book your place 👉 resolvepoverty.org/training/
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It's great to see the news that Free School Meals will be extended to all children in families in receipt of Universal Credit. This should lift around 100,000 children out of poverty according to analysis by @ippr.org.
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr5mr5l2d1o
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr5mr5l2d1o
Free school meal rule change to make 500,000 more pupils eligible
Charities broadly welcome the plans, saying they hope it is a sign of more to come.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It's great to see the news that Free School Meals will be extended to all children in families in receipt of Universal Credit. This should lift around 100,000 children out of poverty according to analysis by @ippr.org.
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr5mr5l2d1o
👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr5mr5l2d1o
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New data from @endchildpoverty.bsky.social shows that at least one in four children live in poverty in the vast majority of constituencies (88%) in North West England.
For Manchester Rusholme, the picture is even more bleak – with more than half of all children currently living in poverty.
For Manchester Rusholme, the picture is even more bleak – with more than half of all children currently living in poverty.
June 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New data from @endchildpoverty.bsky.social shows that at least one in four children live in poverty in the vast majority of constituencies (88%) in North West England.
For Manchester Rusholme, the picture is even more bleak – with more than half of all children currently living in poverty.
For Manchester Rusholme, the picture is even more bleak – with more than half of all children currently living in poverty.
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Our Money Advice Referral Tool (MART) is now available as an online, interactive financial support finder for seven Greater Manchester boroughs.
Answer just three questions before being shown tailored information on local support options 👉 mart.resolvepoverty.org
Answer just three questions before being shown tailored information on local support options 👉 mart.resolvepoverty.org
May 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Our Money Advice Referral Tool (MART) is now available as an online, interactive financial support finder for seven Greater Manchester boroughs.
Answer just three questions before being shown tailored information on local support options 👉 mart.resolvepoverty.org
Answer just three questions before being shown tailored information on local support options 👉 mart.resolvepoverty.org
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Our Chief Executive @grahamwhitham.bsky.social said: “The government’s forthcoming national Child Poverty Strategy must demonstrate a clear ambition to ending child poverty in this country, backed by immediate investment in social security - including an end to the cruel two-child benefit limit.
June 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Our Chief Executive @grahamwhitham.bsky.social said: “The government’s forthcoming national Child Poverty Strategy must demonstrate a clear ambition to ending child poverty in this country, backed by immediate investment in social security - including an end to the cruel two-child benefit limit.
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Last night, our CEO @grahamwhitham.bsky.social spoke at the launch of 'Social Insecurity', a new report from @amnestyuk.bsky.social which uncovers the realities of social security in the UK.
We were pleased to speak about what the report's findings mean for local areas working to address poverty.
We were pleased to speak about what the report's findings mean for local areas working to address poverty.
May 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Last night, our CEO @grahamwhitham.bsky.social spoke at the launch of 'Social Insecurity', a new report from @amnestyuk.bsky.social which uncovers the realities of social security in the UK.
We were pleased to speak about what the report's findings mean for local areas working to address poverty.
We were pleased to speak about what the report's findings mean for local areas working to address poverty.
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Fantastic to hear @grahamwhitham.bsky.social speak at the #KFhealthinequalities event yesterday about great work with NHS orgs to help tackle poverty. Sarah Woolnough @thekingsfund.bsky.social discusses the NHS's part to play in this article for @resolvepoverty.org
📢 In today’s newsletter, we take a focus on the role of the health system in addressing poverty. Plus, @livingwageuk.bsky.social shares a snapshot into the current state of low pay in the UK.
Take a read 👉 mailchi.mp/resolvepover...
Take a read 👉 mailchi.mp/resolvepover...
May 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Fantastic to hear @grahamwhitham.bsky.social speak at the #KFhealthinequalities event yesterday about great work with NHS orgs to help tackle poverty. Sarah Woolnough @thekingsfund.bsky.social discusses the NHS's part to play in this article for @resolvepoverty.org
Looking forward to speaking at this Amnesty event. Join me and others on Thursday night to explore how we put human rights at the centre of social security policy.
Join @amnestyuk.bsky.social on Thursday 8 May to hear about their new report, Social (In)Security, on the realities of social security in the UK 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-devastating-human-rights-impact-of-social-security-failures-in-the-uk-tickets-1303976150769?aff=oddtdtcreator
The Devastating Human Rights Impact of Social Security Failures in the UK
Join Amnesty UK in-person or online for the launch of a campaign uncovering the realities of social security in the UK.
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May 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Looking forward to speaking at this Amnesty event. Join me and others on Thursday night to explore how we put human rights at the centre of social security policy.
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💭 Looking to better understand our social security system and the financial support available to people?
Join our Maximising Household Income training course on 1 May. You'll be trained by our CEO,
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social.
Book your place 👉 resolvepoverty.org/maximising-household-income-2/
Join our Maximising Household Income training course on 1 May. You'll be trained by our CEO,
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social.
Book your place 👉 resolvepoverty.org/maximising-household-income-2/
April 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
💭 Looking to better understand our social security system and the financial support available to people?
Join our Maximising Household Income training course on 1 May. You'll be trained by our CEO,
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social.
Book your place 👉 resolvepoverty.org/maximising-household-income-2/
Join our Maximising Household Income training course on 1 May. You'll be trained by our CEO,
@grahamwhitham.bsky.social.
Book your place 👉 resolvepoverty.org/maximising-household-income-2/
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✍️ We're proud to have signed a joint letter with the End Child Poverty Coalition, written by Rosie - a mum pulled into poverty by the two-child limit to benefit payments, addressed to Rachel Reeves MP.
This policy has been in place for 8 years and must be scrapped. #AllKidsCount
This policy has been in place for 8 years and must be scrapped. #AllKidsCount
April 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
✍️ We're proud to have signed a joint letter with the End Child Poverty Coalition, written by Rosie - a mum pulled into poverty by the two-child limit to benefit payments, addressed to Rachel Reeves MP.
This policy has been in place for 8 years and must be scrapped. #AllKidsCount
This policy has been in place for 8 years and must be scrapped. #AllKidsCount
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🚨 The DWP has released its annual Households Below Average Income statistics, which show that child poverty has reached a record high – with 4.5 million children in the UK now below the poverty line. This figure is up from 3.6 million in 2010/11.
March 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🚨 The DWP has released its annual Households Below Average Income statistics, which show that child poverty has reached a record high – with 4.5 million children in the UK now below the poverty line. This figure is up from 3.6 million in 2010/11.
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🗨️ @grahamwhitham.bsky.social, Chief Executive at Resolve Poverty said: “It’s a national disgrace that in an average class of 30, at least nine children are now living in poverty – and yesterday’s Spring Statement didn’t offer any concrete solutions on cutting this number.
March 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🗨️ @grahamwhitham.bsky.social, Chief Executive at Resolve Poverty said: “It’s a national disgrace that in an average class of 30, at least nine children are now living in poverty – and yesterday’s Spring Statement didn’t offer any concrete solutions on cutting this number.
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📢 Today’s announced cuts to the benefits system risk plunging more people into poverty, leaving some of the most vulnerable people in the country unable to access services and support who need it most. (1/3)
March 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📢 Today’s announced cuts to the benefits system risk plunging more people into poverty, leaving some of the most vulnerable people in the country unable to access services and support who need it most. (1/3)
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'Income is critical, it can both prevent and cause #Poverty' says key note Carey Oppenheim and when reflecting on previous decades policy says 'We didn't listen enough to the voice of lived experience.' @resolvepoverty.org #PlacesAgainstPoverty
March 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
'Income is critical, it can both prevent and cause #Poverty' says key note Carey Oppenheim and when reflecting on previous decades policy says 'We didn't listen enough to the voice of lived experience.' @resolvepoverty.org #PlacesAgainstPoverty
And we’re off…our Senior Policy Officer @pennyrimmer.bsky.social is chairing a session with Carey Oppenheim & Danny Sriskandarajah focusing on what a renewed focus on poverty at a national level could mean for localities. #PlacesAgainstPoverty @resolvepoverty.org
March 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
And we’re off…our Senior Policy Officer @pennyrimmer.bsky.social is chairing a session with Carey Oppenheim & Danny Sriskandarajah focusing on what a renewed focus on poverty at a national level could mean for localities. #PlacesAgainstPoverty @resolvepoverty.org
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📣 Today’s the day! We’re looking forward to welcoming nearly 300 people from across the country to our Annual Conference today. See you all soon.
#PlacesAgainstPoverty
#PlacesAgainstPoverty
March 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📣 Today’s the day! We’re looking forward to welcoming nearly 300 people from across the country to our Annual Conference today. See you all soon.
#PlacesAgainstPoverty
#PlacesAgainstPoverty
💪 Proud of the strategic partnership we’ve developed with @boltoncouncil over the last year.
This has led to the creation of a new anti-poverty strategy for the borough. Read more in our latest newsletter.
This has led to the creation of a new anti-poverty strategy for the borough. Read more in our latest newsletter.
📢 In today’s newsletter, @boltoncouncil.bsky.social introduce their new anti-poverty strategy, produced in partnership with Resolve Poverty, and @trusselluk.bsky.social explore findings from their recent report on hunger and hardship.
👉 Take a read: mailchi.mp/resolvepoverty.org/4f13scecfa-6418739
👉 Take a read: mailchi.mp/resolvepoverty.org/4f13scecfa-6418739
March 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
💪 Proud of the strategic partnership we’ve developed with @boltoncouncil over the last year.
This has led to the creation of a new anti-poverty strategy for the borough. Read more in our latest newsletter.
This has led to the creation of a new anti-poverty strategy for the borough. Read more in our latest newsletter.
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🤝 We are delighted that 23 organisations have signed up as Principal Partners for 2025.
In a new article, Chief Executive @grahamwhitham.bsky.social shares his gratitude for their support and explains a bit more about how the scheme works.
Take a read 👇
www.resolvepoverty.org/thank-you-to...
In a new article, Chief Executive @grahamwhitham.bsky.social shares his gratitude for their support and explains a bit more about how the scheme works.
Take a read 👇
www.resolvepoverty.org/thank-you-to...
Thank you to our Greater Manchester Principal Partners
We are delighted that 22 organisations have signed up as Principal Partners for 2025, helping us tackle poverty in Greater Manchester.
www.resolvepoverty.org
February 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🤝 We are delighted that 23 organisations have signed up as Principal Partners for 2025.
In a new article, Chief Executive @grahamwhitham.bsky.social shares his gratitude for their support and explains a bit more about how the scheme works.
Take a read 👇
www.resolvepoverty.org/thank-you-to...
In a new article, Chief Executive @grahamwhitham.bsky.social shares his gratitude for their support and explains a bit more about how the scheme works.
Take a read 👇
www.resolvepoverty.org/thank-you-to...