Our social security system should be a secure and stable foundation. But for too many people, that foundation is crumbling. Life's challenges: a missed payday, your landlord raising your rent, getting ill, can quickly create a domino effect. One setback leads to another, making it harder to keep up with rent, stay healthy, or move forward in life.
The reality is that people in the UK are facing unprecedented levels of poverty, homelessness and food insecurity. And yet, the UK government has announced even more cuts to social security – continuing over a decade of decisions that have crushed the systems that people rely on to stay afloat.
Join us on Thursday 8 May 2025, 6.30pm, either in-person (central Manchester) or online to hear about Amnesty International UK’s new report, Social (In)Security, into the realities of social security in the UK.
A panel of expert speakers, including people who have been affected directly, will discuss:
· Why social security is a human right – not a political gift.
· Why – when that right is violated – it impacts so many of your other human rights.
· If the UK’s social security system meets international human rights standards.
· Why poverty is a political choice and what can be done about it.
For those joining in-person, there will be complimentary drinks and snacks following the event and a chance to network with others interested in or affected by the issue.
