Reset the Debt Webinar

Challenge Poverty Week

This event will discuss the Reset The Debt Campaign, launched by Churches to call for a solution to Covid-19 related household debt.

This event, hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, and the Reset the Debt campaign is run by The Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church, The Baptist Union and the Church of Scotland, in partnership with Church Action on Poverty.WHY RESET THE DEBT?An estimated six million people in the UK have fallen behind on one or more household bill as a result of Covid-19, with the biggest increases in debt amongst the poorest households.People who were previously able to keep their head above water are now in severe difficulty. Others, who had been just staying afloat, now face being overwhelmed by circumstances entirely beyond their control.This is an urgent problem that demands a solution. It is not right that those with the fewest resources should bear the heaviest burden of the lockdown, potentially for years to come.Now is the time for a solution to be found.We believe people swept into debt by Covid-19 now need a Jubilee. It’s time to #ResetTheDebt.To mark Challenge Poverty Week England &amp; Wales, join this webinar to:Hear from experts by experience and policy experts about the need for a solution to the household debt crisis brought on by Covid-19Explore why the Biblical principle of Jubilee can be the Church’s distinctive contribution to the debateGet equipped to play your part in the solution

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