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Here you can find newsletters featuring the latest news updates from PRAN. We also feature blogs by PRAN and contributors from our network.
If you have information about projects, new research or want to share an experience, please get in touch.
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 23: January 2026
As PRAN enters 2026, we reaffirm our commitment to tackling poverty and social injustice. This issue highlights our latest blog on funeral poverty, bursaries for the Early Career Forum 2026, and the launch of Picture This, using visual storytelling to spark change.
Too poor to die? The rise of public health funerals and the cost of dying crisis demands better welfare support and greater regulation of the funeral industry
The UK’s cost of dying crisis means many can’t afford funerals, forcing a rise in basic public health burials. The blog calls for stronger welfare support, tighter funeral industry regulation, and fairer, affordable options.
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 22: December 2025
Explore the latest PRAN updates, including our new blog reflecting on PRAN’s activities and achievements over the past year, and take the opportunity to wish everyone a restful winter break.
A year of connection, collaboration and impact: PRAN in review
This year has been a vital and energising one for PRAN. Through events, podcasts, blogs and the launch of our Early Career Forum, we’ve brought people together for critical conversations on poverty, inequality and social justice — laying strong foundations for what comes next.
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 21: November 2025
Explore the latest from PRAN: Read Michael Brennan’s powerful blog on the UK’s “cost of dying” crisis, and check out upcoming events like the 2026 Early Career Symposium and monthly Forum—plus more chances to connect, learn, and advance social justice work.
Rethinking End-of-Life Support
What if we had a social policy for the end of life? As hundreds die in poverty daily in the UK, a new call urges state support—like early pension access—to ease the financial burden of terminal illness. It's time to make dying with dignity a national priority.
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 20: October 2025
In this issue, we share updates from across the PRAN network, including the new Early Career Forum—a space to connect and support those starting out in social justice. Plus, tune into the latest Cost-of-Living Chronicles podcast exploring new research and lived experiences in the UK crisis.
Introducing the Early Career Forum: Strengthening Networks, Building Resilience
Starting out in social justice work can be tough—short contracts, emotional strain, and little support. That’s why PRAN is launching the Early Career Forum: a new space to connect, share, and build resilience among early career anti-poverty and justice workers. #SocialJustice
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 19: September 2025
In this issue we’re excited to share updates including Picture This: A Visual Perspective on Poverty and Inequality in the UK. These illustrations turn research into accessible advocacy for all. We also spotlight iMAPP’s launch in Liverpool City Region, uniting communities to tackle poverty.
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 18: July 2025
PRAN launches its Early Career Forum—a new space for emerging researchers tackling poverty and inequality. Plus: Dr Ryan Davey's latest blog on debt & class, updates from the Health Creation Alliance, and LATAN's campaign to protect disability benefits. Stay engaged!
The class politics of debt
New blog: The Class Politics of Debt by Dr Ryan Davey explores how debt fuels class inequality, how the working class resists it—and why ignoring debt might just work. Based on his research in The Personal Life of Debt. Davey lectures at Cardiff University.
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 17: June 2025
Proposed welfare cuts threaten to deepen poverty and inequality across the UK. Read urgent updates from LATAN and discover how you can help challenge these changes and contribute to PRAN's new visual storytelling project highlighting lived experiences.
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 16: May 2025
PRAN Newsletter Issue 16 is here! This month, we spotlight vital research on the cost-of-living crisis, recap key events, and share urgent opportunities—including a call for new trustees at Collective Encounters. Stay connected, informed, and involved. #PRAN #SocialJustice
Women’s Experiences of the Cost-of-Living Crisis in Northern Ireland
A new report by the Women’s Regional Consortium in Northern Ireland reveals the severe impact of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on women. Many face hunger, debt, and mental health struggles, with 78% going cold or hungry and 41% relying on foodbanks. The findings highlight urgent financial hardship.
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 15: April 2025
This month, PRAN shares key updates: a new podcast with Food for Thought, Liverpool named a Marmot City, and the Put Children First campaign. Don’t miss Against All Odds (27 May, WoWFEST) or Afloat, a moving play on asylum. Thanks for standing with us in solidarity and hope!
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 14: March 2025
The March 2025 PRAN Newsletter is now live. Share your views in our Members Survey, explore the latest blog on basic income, and discover opportunities to get involved in film, theatre, and youth-led campaigns shaping social change across the UK.
What Would the Proposed Basic Income Pilot in Greater Manchester Mean for the UK?
A Basic Income pilot in Greater Manchester aims to reduce poverty by providing unconditional cash payments, supporting well-being, and tackling homelessness. Global studies show UBI boosts productivity, mental health, and financial stability. However, funding remains a challenge.
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 13: February 2025
PRAN's February 2025 newsletter highlights The Manc Kitchen social dining event addressing food poverty, shares a blog by Adele Wylie on food insecurity, and promotes upcoming events and community updates.
The Manc Kitchen - Imagining a right to food in Manchester
The Manc Kitchen explores the campaign for the Right to Food, advocating for social dining as a solution to food poverty. It highlights community kitchens as spaces of connection, dignity, and hope.
PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 12: January 2025
Welcome to the January PRAN Newsletter! Meet our new advisory board, shaping efforts to tackle poverty and inequality in 2025. Plus, check out our podcast on refugees and Professor Taylor-Gooby’s blog on failing UK benefits.