Citizens Advice Reading
#EatFor20 - The £20 challenge!
Citizens Advice Reading and ReadiFood are challenging people to live on £20 for a week, which is what someone on Universal Credit might be expected to live on without the £20 uplift.
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I hit rock bottom with the stress. I'm always thinking about how I will get food for my kids, how I will pay the bills. At the moment it feels like there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
A recent study showed that nearly 1 in 4 people in the UK are currently living in poverty. The government recognised this in March 2020 when it brought in the £20 uplift to Universal Credit. Without this many people in Reading will live on £20 a week or less after bills and council tax, and over 75% of people on Universal Credit or Working Tax Credits will have a negative budget and fall further and further into debt. Citizens Advice is campaigning to keep the uplift, which is a lifeline to so many.
#EatFor20 is a challenge set by Citizens Advice Reading, supported by ReadiFood, to help raise awareness of the difficulties faced by our friends and neighbours and to raise much needed funds for us to support them. The challenge? Its simple, really: to keep your grocery bill for one week to £20 per person. Do you think you could do it?
The challenge week will start on Saturday 17 July at 00:01 and run until Friday 23 July at 23:59.
We ask that you donate the difference in your weekly shop to the campaign, if you can. You can also set up your own sponsorship page to raise money for the campaign by clicking the ""Start fundraising" button under "Give now" on the right. All funds raised will be used by Citizens Advice Reading to continue supporting the people of Reading.
Help us show solidarity to our neighbours and champion making the Universal Credit uplift permanent. We can't do it without you.