Three of Britain's churches have urged Chancellor George Osborne to show respect for the poorest in his Autumn Statement on 5 December.
The Catholic bishops of England and Wales committed Catholic institutions to implementing the Living Wage ahead of a debate by the Church of England's General Synod on 21 November on whether to endorse the principle.
The Church of Scotland has called for the introduction of a living wage for all workers as MSPs prepare to debate the issue.
A new Church of Scotland report will call for a radical reassessment of the purposes of economic activity which puts the interests of the poor first.
On average a homeless person dies 30-years before their neighbours and while that statistic is shocking it is no surprise, writes Rev Ian Galloway, Convener of the Kirk's Church and Society Council.
Methodist Church has welcomed the Government's ‘Positive for Youth' report, but has called for greater financial investment in youth services.
Quakers in Britain, as members of the ‘Close the Gap Campaign', have called for greater tax justice in a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Quakers in Britain have listened to people who fear being affected by the Government's proposed cuts in benefits, and to the leader of a London borough council committed to working through a Fairness Commission, and have decided to object to unfair Government cuts.
A campaign to lobby FTSE 100 companies to adopt the Living Wage has been backed by the Methodist Church and its Central Finance Board.
Scotland's Poverty Truth Commission has highlighted the need for a radical cultural change if poverty in Scotland is to be tackled effectively. Its report calls "on people living in poverty to be involved in shaping and delivering anti-poverty policy."
Members heard that while the Government is speaking of the Big Society, the poorest in society are those who are losing out most from public spending cuts.
The Church of England has expressed concern that the Government's child poverty strategy unveiled last week will not help the deprived children of today and has called for a renewed focus on household income.
Workshop organised by Church Action on Poverty and the Church Urban Fund aims to "gather, inspire and challenge church leaders and others to promote the Living Wage in their own churches and in the wider community."
Revd Roberta Rominger, general secretary of the United reformed Church, spoke at the March for the Alternative saying that there are alternatives to the government's chosen approach.
The Budget announced on 23 March 2011 will do nothing to help the poor and vulnerable people who are about to suffer the worst effects of the Government's programme of cuts, says Church Action on Poverty.
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) is challenging people throughout the UK to ‘live below the line' - and spend just £1 a day on food and drink for a working week.
Scottish Churches Housing Action has launched a skills programme for volunteering, consultancy and training to build the capacity of communities, churches and other organisations to respond to Scotland's crisis of homelessness.
The Methodist Church has condemned plans by Westminster City Council to ban rough sleeping and soup runs for the homeless as 'disgusting' and 'absurd'.
Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, commented on the Government's comprehensive spending review in the Yorkshire Post and The Sun newspapers.
Addressing a rally organised by the Trade Union Congress, Revd Alison Tomlin, President of the Methodist Conference, raised concerns that spending cuts will hit the poor hardest.
The Wholly Living report - what constitutes human flourishing?
CAFOD has produced a report with Tearfund and the Theos theological thinktank aiming to create public debate about traditional development indicators and to explore a new framework for UK policy.
Positive Impact Investment: Too Good to Be True?
Open debate by the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR). Can positive impact investment help meet the social and environmental challenges that humanity faces while still generating sound financial returns?
Download free resources to help reflect on the theme of Enough for all, run a church service or event to mark the week.
Leadership in the financial sector: a moral and spiritual challenge?
A private seminar, organised by Archbishop Vincent Nichols, was held at Schroders Bank to explore the relevance of the Pope's encyclical on social teaching, Caritas in Veritate, for the financial sector.
As we approach the end of the Islamic feast of Ramadan, Christians and Muslims are being encouraged by the Vatican's Interreligious Dialogue office to unite to combat poverty.
The Future of Banking: Ethical and Sustainable?
Open debate organised by Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility, with a panel chaired by Lord Harries of Pentregarth (former Bishop of Oxford) and speakers from Platform/BankTrack, Triodos Bank, the Church Investors Group (invited) and a high-street bank (invited).
Christian Aid event explaining how to prevent catastrophic climate change and ways to change the international tax system that takes money from poor countries. 10am - 4pm, 12 September 2009, Augustine United Church, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL.
The latest quarterly bulletin from the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR) includes a report from its conference in Dublin - Companies, Communities and Religious Investors - which explored theological and moral aspects of the impact of business on human communities and the natural world, and the contribution of religious investors to corporate responsibility.
The economic crisis may well reverse some of the development progress achieved in the past few years, say the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church, Quaker Peace & Social Witness and the United Reformed Church.
Religious leaders in Britain urged the G20 leaders not to forget their commitments to the world's poorest people in the current economic crisis.
Muslims and Christians met to discuss the global credit crisis at St Ethelburga's centre for Reconciliation and Peace.
The Archbishop of Canterbury called for patience and trust to be re-established in economic processes, and for governments to resist the lure of protectionism which prejudices the growth of developing economies, during a lecture in cardiff.
Aims to bring together those who know and understand the struggle against poverty in their lives and those who have the power and influence to change Scotland for the better. Sponsored by the Church of Scotland Priority Areas and Faith in Community Scotland. 21 March 2009, 2-5pm at Glasgow City Chambers, George Square, Glasgow G1 1RX.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor gives an interview to The Times about the economic downturn.
The Synod of the Church of England has voted to take note of a report into the implications of the financial crisis and the recession.
The Church of England has published two new prayers to comfort people made redundant, and those remaining in the workplace following a round of redundancies.
The St. Vincent de Paul Society has said it will need an extra €10m this year if it is to meet rising demands for help from embattled families.
Drama written for Poverty & Homelessness Action Week, performed by the Actors for Human Rights theatre company.
The financial crisis has exposed a deeper spiritual crisis and a misguided set of values, according to the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community.
Helping the Homeless - Killing with Kindness?
Acting out a biblical duty or killing with kindness? Homelessness has always been a central concern for Christians - but do our efforts just make the problem worse? A series of public discussions at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church to explore questions relating to homelessness and the best way to overcome it. For more information call 020 7240 0544 or email.
Bishop John Hine, Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, joined more than 10,000 people from around the country for the largest ever rally to end child poverty in the UK.