Stockport Council and partners win national award for work to address poverty

Stockport Council and partner organisations have won a national award for their efforts to address poverty in the borough.

The One Stockport collaborative approach to supporting residents with the cost of living in the town scooped top prize in the maximising financial resources available to households category in the Resolve Poverty Awards.

The award comes alongside the relaunch of the One Stockport Warm and Well initiative, based around the key themes of looking after yourself, looking after your home and looking after others this winter.

The Resolve Poverty Awards celebrate the people, organisations and networks playing a significant role in tackling poverty in local areas and regions across the country.

The award win recognises the Council’s and its partners work to maximise the financial resources available to households.

Through working collectively together, since April 2023, over 59,000 residents have received advice and support, over £3 million of debt has been written off and since August 2023 residents have accessed around £17 million through new benefit awards.

Cllr Jilly Julian, Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources at Stockport Council, said:

“This is fantastic acknowledgment for our council team and partners who work tirelessly in these areas to help our residents. To get this national recognition for the hard work they put in day in, day out to improve people’s lives is wonderful and well-deserved.

 “We know that times are difficult, and we constantly looking for ways to help residents and communities, and provide support that really makes a difference – and this award success shows that we’re doing just that.”

Graham Whitham, CEO at Resolve Poverty said:

“A huge congratulations to Stockport Council and partners on their award win.

“We believe strongly that localities and regions have a vital part to play in resolving poverty nationally, and the work of Stockport Council and its partners is testament to the significant impact this can have.”