Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust)
@z2ktrust.bsky.social
Anti-poverty charity working to end UK poverty together with people who experience it. Join us: https://bit.ly/Z2K-mailing-list
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Devastating benefit sanctions have become the DWP's go-to response for first-time infractions, according to new research from @publiclawproject.bsky.social.
The government should abandon proposals to expand sanctions to seriously ill and disabled people.
The government should abandon proposals to expand sanctions to seriously ill and disabled people.
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Devastating benefit sanctions have become the DWP's go-to response for first-time infractions, according to new research from @publiclawproject.bsky.social.
The government should abandon proposals to expand sanctions to seriously ill and disabled people.
The government should abandon proposals to expand sanctions to seriously ill and disabled people.
We’ve raised an incredible £15k in pledges ahead of this year’s Big Give campaign! 💥When the campaign goes live on 2 Dec (until 9 Dec), you’ll be able to donate & have your gift doubled, helping fund our vital work tackling poverty
#BigGive #Fundraising #Charity #Z2K #FightingPoverty #GivingTuesday
#BigGive #Fundraising #Charity #Z2K #FightingPoverty #GivingTuesday
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We’ve raised an incredible £15k in pledges ahead of this year’s Big Give campaign! 💥When the campaign goes live on 2 Dec (until 9 Dec), you’ll be able to donate & have your gift doubled, helping fund our vital work tackling poverty
#BigGive #Fundraising #Charity #Z2K #FightingPoverty #GivingTuesday
#BigGive #Fundraising #Charity #Z2K #FightingPoverty #GivingTuesday
🏃 Every mile matters. Every £1 helps.
Join Z2K in the fight against poverty.
Take part in a challenge event and change lives – together we can make a difference.
Sign up today: https://z2k.org/fundraising-events/
Join Z2K in the fight against poverty.
Take part in a challenge event and change lives – together we can make a difference.
Sign up today: https://z2k.org/fundraising-events/
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🏃 Every mile matters. Every £1 helps.
Join Z2K in the fight against poverty.
Take part in a challenge event and change lives – together we can make a difference.
Sign up today: https://z2k.org/fundraising-events/
Join Z2K in the fight against poverty.
Take part in a challenge event and change lives – together we can make a difference.
Sign up today: https://z2k.org/fundraising-events/
We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit.
Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
November 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We’ve joined 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit.
Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
Making the benefits system meaner has backfired.
We need to end the culture of fear and overhaul the punitive PIP assessment system.
Read our Director of Policy and Engagement's op-ed in the Big Issue: https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/making-benefits-system-meaner/
We need to end the culture of fear and overhaul the punitive PIP assessment system.
Read our Director of Policy and Engagement's op-ed in the Big Issue: https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/making-benefits-system-meaner/
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Making the benefits system meaner has backfired.
We need to end the culture of fear and overhaul the punitive PIP assessment system.
Read our Director of Policy and Engagement's op-ed in the Big Issue: https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/making-benefits-system-meaner/
We need to end the culture of fear and overhaul the punitive PIP assessment system.
Read our Director of Policy and Engagement's op-ed in the Big Issue: https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/making-benefits-system-meaner/
We welcome the government’s announcement that the Timms Review will not aim to make cuts to PIP.
We’re calling for the Review to build on this and overhaul the punitive PIP assessment system.
Read our new briefing: https://z2k.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Briefing-Timms-Review-update.pdf
We’re calling for the Review to build on this and overhaul the punitive PIP assessment system.
Read our new briefing: https://z2k.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Briefing-Timms-Review-update.pdf
November 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We welcome the government’s announcement that the Timms Review will not aim to make cuts to PIP.
We’re calling for the Review to build on this and overhaul the punitive PIP assessment system.
Read our new briefing: https://z2k.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Briefing-Timms-Review-update.pdf
We’re calling for the Review to build on this and overhaul the punitive PIP assessment system.
Read our new briefing: https://z2k.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Briefing-Timms-Review-update.pdf
🛒 Support Z2K every time you shop online – at no extra cost to you!
With Easyfundraising, every purchase you make with thousands of retailers helps fund our work to end poverty in the UK.
👉 Start today: https://z2k.org/easyfundraising/
#SupportZ2K #EndUKPoverty #EasyFundraising #MakeADifference
With Easyfundraising, every purchase you make with thousands of retailers helps fund our work to end poverty in the UK.
👉 Start today: https://z2k.org/easyfundraising/
#SupportZ2K #EndUKPoverty #EasyFundraising #MakeADifference
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🛒 Support Z2K every time you shop online – at no extra cost to you!
With Easyfundraising, every purchase you make with thousands of retailers helps fund our work to end poverty in the UK.
👉 Start today: https://z2k.org/easyfundraising/
#SupportZ2K #EndUKPoverty #EasyFundraising #MakeADifference
With Easyfundraising, every purchase you make with thousands of retailers helps fund our work to end poverty in the UK.
👉 Start today: https://z2k.org/easyfundraising/
#SupportZ2K #EndUKPoverty #EasyFundraising #MakeADifference
We're proud to be Morrison & Foerster's London Charity of the Year.
To date in 2025, Pro Bono volunteers from Morrison & Foerster have secured more than £156,279 of income our clients were entitled to, but previously denied by an unjust system.
#AccessToJustice #ProBonoWeek
To date in 2025, Pro Bono volunteers from Morrison & Foerster have secured more than £156,279 of income our clients were entitled to, but previously denied by an unjust system.
#AccessToJustice #ProBonoWeek
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We're proud to be Morrison & Foerster's London Charity of the Year.
To date in 2025, Pro Bono volunteers from Morrison & Foerster have secured more than £156,279 of income our clients were entitled to, but previously denied by an unjust system.
#AccessToJustice #ProBonoWeek
To date in 2025, Pro Bono volunteers from Morrison & Foerster have secured more than £156,279 of income our clients were entitled to, but previously denied by an unjust system.
#AccessToJustice #ProBonoWeek
Frozen housing benefit rates are deepening poverty and homelessness.
Other government support is failing to plug the gap.
We're joining @crisis-uk.bsky.social and others to call on the Chancellor to act.
Read our blog here: z2k.org/out-in-the-c...
Other government support is failing to plug the gap.
We're joining @crisis-uk.bsky.social and others to call on the Chancellor to act.
Read our blog here: z2k.org/out-in-the-c...
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Frozen housing benefit rates are deepening poverty and homelessness.
Other government support is failing to plug the gap.
We're joining @crisis-uk.bsky.social and others to call on the Chancellor to act.
Read our blog here: z2k.org/out-in-the-c...
Other government support is failing to plug the gap.
We're joining @crisis-uk.bsky.social and others to call on the Chancellor to act.
Read our blog here: z2k.org/out-in-the-c...
This #ProBonoWeek, we're highlighting the impact of Z2K's Pro Bono Project.
This is how one client described our support, helping them navigate the appeals process to claim their full Personal Independence Payment (PIP) entitlement.
This is how one client described our support, helping them navigate the appeals process to claim their full Personal Independence Payment (PIP) entitlement.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This #ProBonoWeek, we're highlighting the impact of Z2K's Pro Bono Project.
This is how one client described our support, helping them navigate the appeals process to claim their full Personal Independence Payment (PIP) entitlement.
This is how one client described our support, helping them navigate the appeals process to claim their full Personal Independence Payment (PIP) entitlement.
This #ProBonoWeek, we're highlighting the impact of Z2K's Pro Bono Project.
Our partnership with dedicated law firm volunteers has reclaimed, in the last year alone, over £2.73 million in vital social security income, for people unjustly denied what they're entitled to.
Our partnership with dedicated law firm volunteers has reclaimed, in the last year alone, over £2.73 million in vital social security income, for people unjustly denied what they're entitled to.
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This #ProBonoWeek, we're highlighting the impact of Z2K's Pro Bono Project.
Our partnership with dedicated law firm volunteers has reclaimed, in the last year alone, over £2.73 million in vital social security income, for people unjustly denied what they're entitled to.
Our partnership with dedicated law firm volunteers has reclaimed, in the last year alone, over £2.73 million in vital social security income, for people unjustly denied what they're entitled to.
🛒 Support Z2K every time you shop online – at no extra cost to you!
With Easyfundraising, every purchase you make with thousands of retailers helps fund our work to end poverty in the UK.
👉 Start today: https://z2k.org/easyfundraising/
#SupportZ2K #EndUKPoverty #EasyFundraising #MakeADifference
With Easyfundraising, every purchase you make with thousands of retailers helps fund our work to end poverty in the UK.
👉 Start today: https://z2k.org/easyfundraising/
#SupportZ2K #EndUKPoverty #EasyFundraising #MakeADifference
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🛒 Support Z2K every time you shop online – at no extra cost to you!
With Easyfundraising, every purchase you make with thousands of retailers helps fund our work to end poverty in the UK.
👉 Start today: https://z2k.org/easyfundraising/
#SupportZ2K #EndUKPoverty #EasyFundraising #MakeADifference
With Easyfundraising, every purchase you make with thousands of retailers helps fund our work to end poverty in the UK.
👉 Start today: https://z2k.org/easyfundraising/
#SupportZ2K #EndUKPoverty #EasyFundraising #MakeADifference
Our social security system should be there for all of us when we need it. That’s why @turn2us.org.uk have launched a new campaign to #StoptheStigma.
Find out more about the new campaign and how you can get involved: turn2us.org.uk/stop-the-sti...
Find out more about the new campaign and how you can get involved: turn2us.org.uk/stop-the-sti...
November 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Our social security system should be there for all of us when we need it. That’s why @turn2us.org.uk have launched a new campaign to #StoptheStigma.
Find out more about the new campaign and how you can get involved: turn2us.org.uk/stop-the-sti...
Find out more about the new campaign and how you can get involved: turn2us.org.uk/stop-the-sti...
The Renters Rights Act received Royal Assent this week.
It was great to celebrate this watershed moment with members of our renters group at the Renters' Reform Coalition event in Parliament yesterday.
It was great to celebrate this watershed moment with members of our renters group at the Renters' Reform Coalition event in Parliament yesterday.
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Renters Rights Act received Royal Assent this week.
It was great to celebrate this watershed moment with members of our renters group at the Renters' Reform Coalition event in Parliament yesterday.
It was great to celebrate this watershed moment with members of our renters group at the Renters' Reform Coalition event in Parliament yesterday.
Our exhibition, 'Experiences of Disability Benefits' is running in Parliament until the end of the week.
Six people receiving disability benefits are displaying written pieces about their experiences of receiving personal independence payment.
Six people receiving disability benefits are displaying written pieces about their experiences of receiving personal independence payment.
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Our exhibition, 'Experiences of Disability Benefits' is running in Parliament until the end of the week.
Six people receiving disability benefits are displaying written pieces about their experiences of receiving personal independence payment.
Six people receiving disability benefits are displaying written pieces about their experiences of receiving personal independence payment.
We're in Parliament this week hosting an exhibition about disability benefits.
As we await an update on the Timms Review, six experts by experience have created written pieces about what personal independence payment means to them.
As we await an update on the Timms Review, six experts by experience have created written pieces about what personal independence payment means to them.
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We're in Parliament this week hosting an exhibition about disability benefits.
As we await an update on the Timms Review, six experts by experience have created written pieces about what personal independence payment means to them.
As we await an update on the Timms Review, six experts by experience have created written pieces about what personal independence payment means to them.
Temporary accommodation residents have been sharing their experiences of working on our participatory research and action project.
If you can afford to do so, donate to support our work: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
If you can afford to do so, donate to support our work: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Temporary accommodation residents have been sharing their experiences of working on our participatory research and action project.
If you can afford to do so, donate to support our work: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
If you can afford to do so, donate to support our work: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
Our expert advice & representation service helps people like Sarita (name changed) to achieve financial security.
If you can afford to do so, donate to support our work today: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
If you can afford to do so, donate to support our work today: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
September 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Our expert advice & representation service helps people like Sarita (name changed) to achieve financial security.
If you can afford to do so, donate to support our work today: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
If you can afford to do so, donate to support our work today: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
Diane (not her real name) had to give up her job as a teacher when she became seriously ill.
The DWP told her she was fit for work. But Z2K helped her to access the support she needed.
If you can afford to do so, please give today to support our work: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
The DWP told her she was fit for work. But Z2K helped her to access the support she needed.
If you can afford to do so, please give today to support our work: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
August 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Diane (not her real name) had to give up her job as a teacher when she became seriously ill.
The DWP told her she was fit for work. But Z2K helped her to access the support she needed.
If you can afford to do so, please give today to support our work: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
The DWP told her she was fit for work. But Z2K helped her to access the support she needed.
If you can afford to do so, please give today to support our work: z2k.org/donate-z2k/
We're hiring a Major Donor and Corporate Lead.
Are you an experienced fundraiser with a strategic approach and a track record of securing income from major donors and corporates?
Apply today: z2k.org/job/17731-2/
Are you an experienced fundraiser with a strategic approach and a track record of securing income from major donors and corporates?
Apply today: z2k.org/job/17731-2/
August 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We're hiring a Major Donor and Corporate Lead.
Are you an experienced fundraiser with a strategic approach and a track record of securing income from major donors and corporates?
Apply today: z2k.org/job/17731-2/
Are you an experienced fundraiser with a strategic approach and a track record of securing income from major donors and corporates?
Apply today: z2k.org/job/17731-2/
Are you an experienced communications professional, or operational leader?
We're looking for a Communications & Campaigns Lead and an Operations Lead.
Apply today: z2k.org/vacancies/
We're looking for a Communications & Campaigns Lead and an Operations Lead.
Apply today: z2k.org/vacancies/
August 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Are you an experienced communications professional, or operational leader?
We're looking for a Communications & Campaigns Lead and an Operations Lead.
Apply today: z2k.org/vacancies/
We're looking for a Communications & Campaigns Lead and an Operations Lead.
Apply today: z2k.org/vacancies/
Everyone should have a decent, affordable home that meets their needs. At Z2K, we help make this a reality for people like Sandy.
If you can afford to do so, please give today and support our vital advice and representation service👇
z2k.org/donate-z2k/
If you can afford to do so, please give today and support our vital advice and representation service👇
z2k.org/donate-z2k/
July 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Everyone should have a decent, affordable home that meets their needs. At Z2K, we help make this a reality for people like Sandy.
If you can afford to do so, please give today and support our vital advice and representation service👇
z2k.org/donate-z2k/
If you can afford to do so, please give today and support our vital advice and representation service👇
z2k.org/donate-z2k/
We help people access the support they are entitled to.
Do you want to support us to help even more people?
Please give what you can.
z2k.org/donate-z2k/
Do you want to support us to help even more people?
Please give what you can.
z2k.org/donate-z2k/
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July 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We help people access the support they are entitled to.
Do you want to support us to help even more people?
Please give what you can.
z2k.org/donate-z2k/
Do you want to support us to help even more people?
Please give what you can.
z2k.org/donate-z2k/
Our client Miracle says that living in TA without "anywhere to cook meant that my costs of living were floating up into space".
We met with local councillors this week to launch the #FixTheFiveBasics campaign to make sure everyone in TA can access the basics.
Hear more from Miracle 👇
We met with local councillors this week to launch the #FixTheFiveBasics campaign to make sure everyone in TA can access the basics.
Hear more from Miracle 👇
July 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Our client Miracle says that living in TA without "anywhere to cook meant that my costs of living were floating up into space".
We met with local councillors this week to launch the #FixTheFiveBasics campaign to make sure everyone in TA can access the basics.
Hear more from Miracle 👇
We met with local councillors this week to launch the #FixTheFiveBasics campaign to make sure everyone in TA can access the basics.
Hear more from Miracle 👇