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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust)

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Anti-poverty charity working to end UK poverty together with people who experience it. Join us: https://bit.ly/Z2K-mailing-list https://linktr.ee/z2k.trust

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hi everyone!

We're Z2K, a leading anti-poverty charity working to end UK poverty through providing expert frontline advice and representation services and campaigning for change.

Follow us to stay updated on our work and get involved in our campaigns.

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · 6h

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/

Three quotations from participants in Z2K's temporary accommodation project:

"It's a project for hope to really keep pushing for the society we want to live in."
"It's helped in taking away the stigma for me."
"It was a privilege to be part of every step."

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · 7d

Improving access to mental health support is vital.

But returning to the same old failed approach of limiting eligibility for benefits is not the solution to economic inactivity.

We need reform - not more cuts.

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · 8d

Half measures won't do the trick.

Partly mitigating the effects of this policy could still leave hundreds of thousands of children trapped in poverty.

The whole two-child limit must go.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November’s budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year

www.theguardian.com

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · 12d

More and more MPs are calling for the two-child limit to be scrapped.

It will only pull more and more children into poverty unless the government acts.

Time to bin this cruel policy. 🗑️

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · 13d

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/

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · 16d

It’s good to see the government improving employment support for ill and disabled people.

This support should remain voluntary. Exposing seriously ill and disabled people to the threat of punitive sanctions would risk deepening distrust and discouraging engagement.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Ramped up job support for people on sickness benefits

Specialist Jobcentre staff redeployed to give skills and employment support to tens of thousands of people with no requirement to look for work.

www.gov.uk

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · 27d

Last chance to apply for three vacancies closing this week:

- Operations Lead
- Communications & Campaigns Lead
- Major Donor & Corporate Lead

Do you want to join the fight to end poverty for the 1 in 5 people in the UK who experience it? Apply today.

z2k.org/vacancies/

Vacancies - Z2K

Staff & Volunteer Vacancies You can visit this page to be kept up to date with staff & volunteer vacancies at Z2K. We're committed to equalityWe’re committed to the active promotion and support of equ...

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · 29d

Disabled people need security and support, not more cuts and sanctions.

Our Director of Policy & Campaigns spoke to @bigissue.com about the new DWP 'super ministry' and a new report from MPs on benefit sanctions.

www.bigissue.com/news/employm...

Universal credit sanctions 'undermine' Jobcentre work support

A new report by the Work and Pensions Committee is calling on the government to go further with its plans to reform Jobcentres

www.bigissue.com

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Sep 8

Welcome to the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden.

We look forward to working with you on reforming our broken disability benefits system in co-production with disabled people.

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Sep 5

With the Universal Credit Act becoming law this week, we reflect on the campaign against planned cuts in a new blog.

Getting planned PIP cuts dropped was a huge win - but other concerning cuts remain.

z2k.org/z2k-takes-ac...

Z2K takes action on Government cuts to Disability Benefits - Z2K

The Government’s controversial Universal Credit Bill (now Act) received Royal Assent earlier this week, after significant last-minute concessions were made to quell a backbench rebellion from MPs conc...

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Sep 3

Together with Gingerbread and others, we’ve launched a NEW briefing calling on the government to place social security reform at the heart of its #ChildPovertyStrategy and to take further action to ensure the strategy delivers for ALL children.

Read it here: www.gingerbread.org.uk/our-work/pol...

Joint briefing: Ensuring the Child Poverty Strategy delivers for all children | Gingerbread

www.gingerbread.org.uk

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Sep 1

In the Commons this afternoon, Liz Kendall reiterated the government's commitment to tackling child poverty.

Half measures won’t be enough to help struggling families put food on the table.

Scrap the cruel two-child limit – no ifs, no buts.

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 29

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/

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 27

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/

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 27

Upcoming changes to disability benefits could put over 600,000 disabled people at risk of losing vital support.

The government must ensure it protects the incomes of disabled people who face barriers to work.

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

600,000 disabled people at risk of Labour's next round of benefit cuts

Campaigners have warned that nearly 600,000 disabled people could be at risk from the next round of the government’s benefit cuts.

www.bigissue.com

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 21

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 Hiring! Communications & Campaigns Lead, Salary: £46,350, Deadline: 14 September 2025

We're Hiring! Operations Lead, Salary: £46,350, Deadline: 14 September 2025

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 20

Read the letter 👇

www.turn2us.org.uk/about-us/new...

Co-Production and the PIP Review

Joint Open Letter to Stephen Timms: Charity coalition urges government to honour promised co-production of disability benefits review.

www.turn2us.org.uk

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Timms Review could be an opportunity for the government to rebuild trust with disabled people.

Working with @turn2us.org.uk and 16 other leading charities, we are today launching an open letter calling for the government to ensure the Review is meaningfully co-produced.

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 19

One in two disabled people receiving universal credit say they’ve been given unreasonable work search requirements by the jobcentre.

We spoke to The Big Issue about benefit sanctions and inappropriate conditionality.

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

DWP penalises universal credit claimant despite getting new job

The DWP say sanctions incentivise people into work. Experts say they do the opposite – pushing vulnerable people deeper into crisis.

www.bigissue.com

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 13

After the government dropped planned cuts to PIP last month, what’s next for disability benefits reform?

In a new blog, our Senior Policy Advisor looks at two key issues that the Timms Review will need to confront.

z2k.org/capability-f...

Capability for What? Two key issues the Timms Review must consider - Z2K

Following the dramatic reversal of the government's planned disability benefit cuts, the Timms Review of personal independence payment has taken on significant political importance. In this blog, our ...

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 12

Nearly half of all universal credit claimants face average deductions of £67/month, new DWP stats show.

Deductions plunge people even deeper into poverty. People who can’t afford the essentials need urgent support.

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 7

The two-child limit will only pull more and more children into poverty unless the government takes action.

Struggling families need support. This failed policy must be scrapped.

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 6

Families are living in temporary accommodation without access to essentials like a kitchen or Wi-Fi.

As part of the Better TA Alliance, we are calling on local authorities to #FixTheFiveBasics.

www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/impr...

Improving temporary accommodation? Start with fixing the five basics

The homelessness emergency needs systemic solutions, but local action can improve conditions for people right now, says Albinia Stanley of the Better TA Alliance

www.insidehousing.co.uk

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 5

Seriously ill and disabled people with conditions like cancer face losing out on over £200/month under the UC Bill.

We're calling on the government to clarify planned protections for people with the most severe conditions.

www.bigissue.com/opinion/canc...

How patients could suffer after Labour's universal credit cuts

Millie Light writes of the deep sorrow she feels for anyone who becomes sick or disabled with cancer after the universal credit cuts.

www.bigissue.com

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @z2ktrust.bsky.social · Aug 4

It was good to hear Stephen Timms say that the DWP will be ‘taking a lead’ from disabled people on the Timms Review.

But it’s vital that the government gets this right. We need clear safeguards to rebuild trust and ensure meaningful co-production.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Access All: Disability News and Mental Health - Extra episode: Interview with the disability minister - BBC Sounds

On Access To Work, collaborating with disability groups, and more