Wednesday 22 July 2009

Denbighshire launches Anti Poverty Action Plan


Denbighshire's Anti-Poverty Statement and Action Plan has been drawn up to tackle issues of deprivation and poverty affecting the county and reflecting the issues affecting regions nationwide.
The three year plan drawn up by Denbighshire's Anti-poverty Network of 30 organisations including the council states that people have a right to:

 Enough money to meet basic needs (such as food, housing, warmth and health care)

 Equal access to all of our services

 Equal access to employment

 Be involved in their community

 Have a say on how the council provides local services and resources
The Action Plan has 49 key actions aimed at reducing child and adult poverty, for example promoting the Mortgage Rescue Scheme, library and training initiatives, increasing tax credit and benefit take up, reducing debt and improving energy efficiency.

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