JFF in partnership with Transforming Plymouth

Transforming Plymouth Together

Transforming Plymouth Together is a joint venture between Church Urban Fund and the Diocese of Exeter. Since April 2016 we have been working in Plymouth, with the support of all the churches in the city, as a direct church response to the 2014 Plymouth Fairness Commission Report.

We will address issues related to poverty and inequality which matter to the people of Plymouth through informal community work (incarnational mission, intentional community), as well as more formal community development initiatives (the delivery of projects and services).

We want to nurture discipleship and an effective and distinctive Christian response to poverty and inequality.

We work together with churches, other faith groups, the voluntary sector, statutory bodies and businesses to help tackle poverty and inequality in Plymouth.

We will carry forward the work of the Commission which identified these key issues:

~ The need to strengthen local communities

~ Individual and family wellbeing

~ Discrimination of young people and young adults

~ The escalating cost of living

~ The need to strengthen the local economy

~ Housing

~ Implications of an ageing population

Just Finance Foundation

Over the last 10 years, financial distress has become endemic in Britain. This is due to a combination of growing inequality and poverty, a banking sector dominated by large banks that are slow to adapt to contemporary lifestyles, and a long-standing culture of reluctance to talk about and manage money and lack of interventions to raise financial capability.

According to the FinCap (2018), 20.3 million people in the UK don’t feel confident managing their money. A further 11.5 million have less than £100 in savings and nearly nine million people are in serious debt, with only around a third receiving help. This needs to change.

OUR AIMS

• Increase the supply of fair and affordable finance and financial services, particularly for low-income households.
• Build people's motivation, expertise and access to fair financial services.
• Equip future generations to manage their money wisely.
• Develop fair financial systems in local communities.

Collectively through these aims we want to improve the supply of relevant, affordable and responsible credit and financial services; increasing the motivation, ability and confidence of people, particularly those on low incomes, to manage their money and successfully navigate the financial world. Through the insight and understanding we gain from local communities, we want to inform and facilitate change in organisations, policy and regulation.

Our work helps people avoid and find ways out of financial distress by building their financial capability and providing relevant support and signposting to self-help and services. At the same time, we act to influence and reshape both national and local structures and systems to better reflect the needs and interests of low-income households.

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