Henry Wilson MBE

Leading Haverhill charity REACH, tackling financial crisis & hardship. I love to swim & cycle, good wine and proper coffee! - my views

[Henry Wilson MBE @HenryReach]

"A root and branch review required of Universal Credit" an excellent
interview with Gordon Brown on @Channel4. We at our #foodbank at @reachHaverhill have seen a 56% increase in food parcels for children since 2019!

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"Austerity’s children are the 4.5 million children who are in poverty...who are going to school ill-clad and hungry."

Gordon Brown tells @krishgm that a rescue plan is needed to stop child poverty rising "by 100,000 children a year."

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

This is absolutely heartwarming. Imagine an employer who believes in fairness, who gives a £4 million gift to his employees, fights inequality & injustice & even provides holiday homes for staff

Meet @RicherSounds Julian Richer!

https://t.co/qXTcQAxbbO

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Caroline Lucas, "Water companies had no debt when privatised. They have since borrowed £52 billion and paid £72 billion in dividends. Meanwhile we have a sewage scandal. Privatisation of water was a serious mistake and it needs to be permanently rectified."

[Henry Wilson MBE @HenryReach]

Haverhill homelessness service and REACH Community Projects team up to help people in need https://t.co/J30ehG5QxN

[Henry Wilson MBE @HenryReach]

Why not! A great idea that is community minded. Not everyone uses internet banking

BBC News - Branch closures prompt calls for high street bank hubs
https://t.co/FXqvmhvRTj

[Patrick Butler @patrickjbutler]

My @guardian story: Stigma and bureaucracy means lower income UK households miss out on £19bn a year in unclaimed welfare benefits - in the middle of a cost of living crisis https://t.co/euzdyXi7b7

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

Cash or food? What’s the best way to provide dignified support to people facing hardship?

After several months of research, @FoodbanksAPPG have found that a ‘cash-first’ approach would help make sure that no one has to turn to a food bank in the future ⤵️

[Citizens Advice Energy @CAenergypolicy]

Government needs to extend the Energy Price Guarantee at its current level beyond April when it is due to go up from £2,500 to £3,000.

Yesterday Andy Manning explained to the @CommonsPAC that this is a winter like no other.

[Steve Chalke @SteveChalke]

Free school meals for every primary school child in London from next September! What a brilliant life changing, future shaping, health creating decision from the Mayor of London! As the research already proves it works, the wise move now would be to make it a national policy!

[The Food Foundation @Food_Foundation]

👏 Thank you @MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan for extending #FreeSchoolMeals to all primary school children in London!

270,000 pupils will benefit from this decision.

We now need central govt to end the postcode lottery of access to this safety net.

Read more: https://t.co/CtWsk0p2KU

[Suffolk News @SuffolkNewswire]

Record highs for the foodbank were hit in 2022:

https://t.co/k9FdaaJIqY

[The Food Foundation @Food_Foundation]

We're looking forward to hearing @jamieoliver guest editing @BBCr4today tomorrow!

He's promised to cover health campaigns, obesity prevention policies, and the importance of extending #FreeSchoolMeals

🎧 Click here to listen: https://t.co/IDnvLRlEdY

[Henry Wilson MBE @HenryReach]

@ReachHaverhill @JHRTrust Thank you for your amazing generosity and kindness. This will make make a huge difference to the many families feeling the impact of the cost of living

[West Suffolk Council @West_Suffolk]

If you’re struggling with your housing costs and you receive Housing Benefit or Universal Credit including Housing Element, you may be eligible for a Discretionary Housing Payment.
For more info visit https://t.co/0wpufbcZbY - and for other support visit https://t.co/jlCraUnW9z

[Henry Wilson MBE @HenryReach]

@ReachHaverhill @AtalianServest Thank you very much for all your help!

[Henry Wilson MBE @HenryReach]

Just hearing from a colleague @ReachHaverhill who visited an older lady in her home who's so afraid to put her heating on! It was warmer outside in the sunshine. So sad!

[Suffolk News @SuffolkNewswire]

"It’s hard to enjoy being with family and friends when you are cold and hungry."
https://t.co/YOLzfqoRnq #foodbanks #Christmas @ReachHaverhill #CostOfLivingCrises

[The Food Foundation @Food_Foundation]

Seem extraordinary that 800,000 children living in poverty are not eligible for free school meal support?

Even more so when you know that we subsidise MPs meals to the tune of £17 million...

Help us, help others - email your MP https://t.co/V2IIeeQgEN

#FeedTheFuture

[Suffolk Community Foundation @suffolkgiving]

Our annual appeal has been extended and renamed - Suffolk Cost of Living Surviving Winter Appeal to help address the difficulties that many are already facing in Suffolk. Please consider donating if you can.
Find out more 👇
https://t.co/1y2EHX4SAb

[Henry Wilson MBE @HenryReach]

Teachers reveal scale of pupils’ hunger as 100,000 frozen out of free school meals https://t.co/NKXMp1k78j