Poverty Truth Commission

“What if people who struggled against poverty were involved in making decisions to tackle poverty?”

This question is the starting point for a poverty truth commission and one that the Sheffield commissioners will be seeking the answer to. At the heart of the approach is the belief that better responses to poverty can be made if they involve and include the experiences and opinions of those people who have lived it.

To find out more about poverty truth commissions, watch the short video below, read the briefing note below that or visit the website:

Video: https://vimeo.com/587890975

Poverty Truth Briefing Note

Poverty Truth Website

Stephen Betts, the CEO of Learn Sheffield, is one of a group of community and civic commissions who have formed the Sheffield Poverty Truth Commission, which was launched on Thursday 26 September 2024.

The Commission commence work in October 2024, with a view to working together until the end of 2025 to look at what they can do to affect lasting change for the people of Sheffield.

Updates

We will add updates on the commission below:

Sheffield Poverty Truth Summer 2024 Update
Sheffield Poverty Truth Update – Process After Launch