London, 2 June 2026 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) is delighted to announce the appointment of Helen Goodman to its Advisory Board. Helen brings extensive experience from both Parliament and government, having served as Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland from 2005 to 2019 and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, with responsibility for child poverty and childcare. In her position, she oversaw the passage of the Child Pove

London, 25 May 2026 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) has welcomed recent comments from potential future Labour leadership contenders suggesting a growing willingness to discuss bolder economic reform, including fairer taxation of wealth. TAP noted that both Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham have raised the issue of taxing wealth more fairly as part of the wider national debate around economic reform, inequality, and living standards. TAP said this reflects a growing recognition

By Tom Burgess, CEO, Taxpayers Against Poverty 15 May 2026 Britain feels increasingly stuck. Millions of people are working harder while feeling less secure. Housing costs remain painfully high. Public services are under pressure. Inequality continues to widen. And many people feel politics no longer offers a serious long-term vision for improving the country. At Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP), we believe the central challenge facing Britain is no longer whether change is ne

11 May 2026 My fellow citizens, For too long, politics in Britain has been dominated by caution, short-term thinking, and the management of decline. People have worked harder, worried more, and felt less secure. Millions of families who do everything right still struggle with housing costs, taxation, financial pressure, and a growing sense that the country no longer works for ordinary people. Tonight, I want to speak honestly: Britain cannot build a stronger future while so m

London, Saturday 9 May 2026 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) says the results of the local elections reflect a growing public demand for bold leadership, a credible long-term vision, and practical solutions to the economic pressures facing millions across the UK. TAP said the elections exposed increasing frustration with politics that feels reactive, short-term, and disconnected from the day-to-day realities of ordinary people. Tom Burgess, CEO of TAP, said:“These results sh

London 23 April 2026: Twenty MPs have become founding supporters of a new Parliamentary Poverty Prevention Caucus, alongside a national pledge and public petition calling on the Government to make poverty prevention a central priority of national policy. The initiative, led by campaign group Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) in partnership with Compassion in Politics, brings together MPs from across parties to develop a coordinated, prevention-led approach to tackling poverty

London, 31 March 2026 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) recently launched its national Prioritise Poverty Prevention campaign—an urgent push to reposition poverty prevention at the centre of UK economic policy. As part of the campaign, TAP today announced the Prioritise Poverty Prevention Partner Programme, inviting like-minded organisations to join a coordinated effort to drive political, public, and policy change. The Prioritise Poverty Prevention campaign is built on a sim

London, 27 March 2026 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) has responded to the latest UK government announcement on poverty levels, warning that the figures confirm a deepening national failure to protect millions from financial hardship. Released on 26 April, the new data that poverty remains persistently high, with growing pressure on low- and middle-income households as living costs continue to outpace incomes. TAP says this is not inevitable—it is the result of policy ch

March 2026, article by Sylvie Rouhani, Deputy Editor, Taxpayers Against Poverty Since 2010, subsequent governments have pushed austerity policies, specifically aimed at the most vulnerable people in the UK. Millions are pushed into severe poverty. With the Spring Budget ahead, it is time look at the real Cost of Living Crisis: the loss of human life. Poor Healthy Life Expectancy The Cost of Living Crisis is the term describing the increasing financial difficulties UK citi

London 16 March 2026 - Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) has launched a new national campaign calling on politicians to place poverty prevention at the centre of public policy , following the publication of the Nicolson Report . The campaign, Prioritise Poverty Prevention , urges policymakers to shift away from managing the consequences of poverty and instead focus on preventing hardship before it occurs. The Nicolson Report — named after the late Rev. Paul Nicolson, the pionee

London, UK — 27 February 2026 Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) welcomes the result of the Gorton and Denton by-election, which has delivered a clear message: poverty, inequality and financial hardship can no longer sit at the margins of political debate. The winning candidate placed the lived reality of millions — rising costs, insecure incomes and widening inequality — at the centre of their campaign. Voters responded. This result is not simply a local outcome. It is a signa

Poverty is not inevitable, argues the Nicolson Report, but a political choice costing Britain more than £75bn annually 18 February 2026 TAP CEO writes for Byline Times https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/welfare/new-report-poverty-is-an-expensive-political-choice/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

17 February 2026 TAP CEO writes Guest blog for Church Action on Poverty https://www.church-poverty.org.uk/taxpayers-against-poverty-nicolson-report/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

17 February 2026 - TAP CEO Tom Burgess writes for Labour List https://labourlist.org/2026/02/tackling-poverty-legacy-keir-starmer/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

The Nicolson Report: Poverty Benefits No-One Full report here: Final Draft_Nicolson Child Poverty Report_Jan 2026.pdf - Google Drive London, 17 February 2026 - Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) publishes The Nicolson Report: Poverty Benefits No-One to demonstrate that poverty in the UK is neither inevitable nor affordable — and that economic reform, particularly of the tax system, is essential to reducing inequality and hardship at scale. The central finding The UK has persiste

• Taxpayers Against Poverty sets out bold economic blueprint to tackle long-term poverty • Proposes major tax reforms to address structural poverty in UK • Report named after Rev Paul Nicolson anti-poverty campaigner and pioneer of real living wage London 17 February 2026 - A new report exposing the scale and economic cost of poverty in the UK — and setting out simple, cost-effective steps the government could take to tackle it — has been

By Sylvie. Rouhani, TAP Deputy Editor February 2026 In the last Autumn Budget, November 2025, the government ignored the calls from various MPs and organisations, TAP included, to “Tax Wealth, Not Poverty”. In 2026, the super-rich are richer, and disabled people are poorer than ever. Cut to health benefits are going ahead. Poor and Disabled UK Citizens are getting poorer. Last November, Richard Burgon tabled the EDM 1725 campaign, encouraging MPs to sign the motion to tax we

On topic letter in the Guardian from Liam Purcell at Church Action on Poverty

Compassion in Politics merges with Taxpayers Against Poverty to maximise impact and shared vision for a more compassionate and just society London, 2 February 2026 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) and Compassion in Politics (CIP) are merging into a single organisation to strengthen and accelerate their work for a more compassionate and just society, bringing together ethical leadership and practical policy action. Both identities will be retained and strengthened to address

London, 28 January — Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) welcomes the publication of the latest Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) UK Poverty 2026 report , which shows that levels of hardship in the UK are not only widespread but deeper than at any point in over 30 years . While overall poverty rates remain high, a record 6.8 million people — almost half of those in poverty — are now living in “very deep poverty” , with incomes far below the poverty threshold. The number of peopl