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Author: Steve Porter, Expert Citizen My partner Tracy has been part of Thriving Women, a poetry group based in Teesside and lead by Julie Easley. The theme was poverty, I was so glad that my partner got back into poetry because she is so talented and amazing with words. After several sessions the group put together...

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Author: Tracy Knight, Expert Citizens At the start of the summer me and my partner were invited to a place called Iona, by Church action on poverty. An epic journey it was, I lost count of how many trains we had to take, with cancellations of trains and coaches and having to take an Uber for 97 miles! Luckily, we...

Author: Phil Parkes, Network Co-ordinator, Expert Citizens For those who have read any of my previous stuff, hi again. To those new to my writing my name is Phil Parkes and I have been with Expert Citizens for the past 7 years, 5 years as a volunteer and I gained employment with them 2 years ago as the network...

Author: Karen Dunn, Changing Futures Welfare Benefits Team, ​Citizens Advice Staffordshire North & Stoke on Trent Date: 12/08/22 Housing costs paid on two homes (overlapping liabilities) when someone is on Universal Credit (UC) and receiving Housing Benefit (HB) for their supported or temporary accommodation...