In depth: UK Poverty

Oxfam's vision is that diverse communities of women and men living in poverty will exercise their rights to a decent and secure standard of living in a rich industrialised society.

Download our Key Facts on Poverty (PDF) sheet.

What we do

Oxfam's work on tackling poverty in the UK aims to:

1. develop projects with people living in poverty to improve their lives and show how things can change
2. raise public and politicians' awareness of poverty and its causes, and lobby to bring about change

Find out more about the five areas we work on:

• Livelihoods
• Labour rights
• Gender
• Changing public attitudes to poverty
• Cohesion

Resources

We have a wide range of resources available to download for free. They include reports, consultation responses, training manuals and leaflets. Contact us if you'd like more information about any of them, or to request hard copies.

View UK poverty resources

Contact us

For general enquiries about Oxfam's work in the UK, and to request resources please call 01865 473281 or email ukpoverty@oxfam.org.uk

For media enquiries, contact Sarah Dransfield on 01865 472269 or sdransfield@oxfam.org.uk