--- title: Poverty and employment date: 2021-04-07T11:33:00+01:00 author: Tim Coysh canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/poverty-and-work" section: Pages --- We each have a voice and how we use that voice to speak up for others matters. God uses His voice to speak up for the poor, vulnerable and marginalised in our society, and we are called to do the same. We care about issues of justice and inequality because God does; justice is at the heart of who God is. He calls us to be a voice for the vulnerable, a friend to the marginalised, and to seek out injustice and stand against it. Poverty is a daily reality for many in the UK; and in a world which is richly blessed by God, we should not be content to see such poverty go unnoticed. We cannot allow excuses for inaction or turn a blind eye to those living and suffering in poverty. The Evangelical Alliance advocates for the poor and the vulnerable by promoting policies and laws that will serve the poor, protect people from falling into poverty and help people lift themselves out of these situations. Our vision for a poverty free UK has informed our engagement in government consultations on gambling, discussions over the status of prostitution and those involved in it, and our work with charities around the UK to help the homeless, those without food and those in insecure work. It also inspires us as we encourage and equip the church in the UK to play its part in creating jobs and providing routes out of poverty. *“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless;* *plead the case of the widow.” – Isaiah 1:17* [ ![Eight changes you should know about from the Autumn Statement](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Pexels pixabay 258117](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/idea/pexels-pixabay-258117.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/eight-changes-you-should-know-about-from-the-autumn-statement) [#### Eight changes you should know about from the Autumn Statement ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/eight-changes-you-should-know-about-from-the-autumn-statement) Was it good news for those most in need during the cost of living crisis – and how are our members responding? [ ![Nicola Martin](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/nicola-martin) [ Nicola Martin ](/author/nicola-martin) 18 November 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/eight-changes-you-should-know-about-from-the-autumn-statement) [ ![Stories of Hope: Cost of Living](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Website card Stories of hope cost of living](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Website-card-template-5.png) ](https://www.eauk.org/resources/our-resources/reports/stories-of-hope-home/stories-of-hope-cost-of-living) [#### Stories of Hope: Cost of Living ](https://www.eauk.org/resources/our-resources/reports/stories-of-hope-home/stories-of-hope-cost-of-living) How the church is bringing hope to communities across the UK during this cost of living crisis [ Find out more ](https://www.eauk.org/resources/our-resources/reports/stories-of-hope-home/stories-of-hope-cost-of-living) [](https://www.eauk.org/resources/our-resources/reports/stories-of-hope-home/stories-of-hope-cost-of-living) [ ![The Evangelical Alliance joins the ‘Enough to Live’ campaign](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Gas Stove](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/pexels-torsten-dettlaff-195029.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/the-evangelical-alliance-joins-the-enough-to-live-campaign) [#### The Evangelical Alliance joins the ‘Enough to Live’ campaign ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/the-evangelical-alliance-joins-the-enough-to-live-campaign) Coming together to call on the government to take urgent action on the cost-of-living crisis [ ![Alicia Edmund](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/alicia-edmund) [ Alicia Edmund ](/author/alicia-edmund) 08 August 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/the-evangelical-alliance-joins-the-enough-to-live-campaign) [ ![Poverty in the UK: what the church can do now](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Christians Against Poverty, Rodney](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/CAP-Rodney-2.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/poverty-in-the-uk-what-the-church-can-do-now) [#### Poverty in the UK: what the church can do now ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/poverty-in-the-uk-what-the-church-can-do-now) "We are not all in the same boat in this storm", says Juliette Flach from Christians Against Poverty, as she explores the traps of poverty and problem debt in the UK [ ![Juliette Flach](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/juliette-flach) [ Juliette Flach ](/author/juliette-flach) 13 April 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/poverty-in-the-uk-what-the-church-can-do-now) [ ![7 crucial "levelling up missions" the church needs to know about](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Levelling Up 23 February 2022](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Levelling-Up-23-February-2022.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/7-crucial-levelling-up-missions-the-church-needs-to-know-about) [#### 7 crucial "levelling up missions" the church needs to know about ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/7-crucial-levelling-up-missions-the-church-needs-to-know-about) These are the harshest UK inequalities and the government's plans to address them [ ![Nicola Martin](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/nicola-martin) [ Nicola Martin ](/author/nicola-martin) 23 February 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/7-crucial-levelling-up-missions-the-church-needs-to-know-about) [ ![Why should Christians care about the government's plan to "Level Up"?](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Pexels cameron casey 1687093](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/pexels-cameron-casey-1687093_2022-02-07-162347_axlg.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/why-should-christians-care-about-levelling-up) [#### Why should Christians care about the government's plan to "Level Up"? ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/why-should-christians-care-about-levelling-up) The government’s long-awaited levelling up white paper is here. But what does it mean in practice? [ ![Nicola Martin](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/nicola-martin) [ Nicola Martin ](/author/nicola-martin) 07 February 2022 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/why-should-christians-care-about-levelling-up) [ ![Over 200,000 stories of hope during lockdown](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Food Bank](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/joel-muniz-3k3l2brxmwQ-unsplash.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/over-200-000-stories-of-hope-during-lockdown) [#### Over 200,000 stories of hope during lockdown ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/over-200-000-stories-of-hope-during-lockdown) The Stories of Hope report shows the huge impact churches have had in delivering support and responding to the needs of their communities during lockdown 06 December 2020 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/over-200-000-stories-of-hope-during-lockdown)