13-19 October 2025

Challenge Poverty Week England and Wales

#ChallengePoverty

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If you’re in Scotland, visit the Scottish website here

GET INVOLVED Challenge Poverty Week

Challenge Poverty Week England & Wales is an opportunity for us all to say what needs to change to enable our own communities to thrive.

It’s a chance for voices that are too often ignored to be heard loud and clear. It’s a chance to show that it is possible to build a better, more compassionate society in which everyone can live life to the full. And it’s a chance to start that journey, together, now.

Everyone involved in tackling poverty is invited to be part of the week.

  • If you’re planning an event, hold it during Challenge Poverty Week!
  • Share your stories, events and messages on social media with the hashtag #ChallengePoverty
  • Together, we’ll share and amplify one another’s voices

Our Aims

Celebrate what is already happening to challenge poverty and share good practices

Share our dreams of what a better, more just future looks like

Challenge our political leaders to act on poverty