NGOs supporting the Zacchaeus 2000 Petition for Minimum Income Standards in the UK
Total 70 – 1st January 2008
Local organisations
Catholic Children’s’ Society – Shrewsbury
Church Action on Homelessness in London – UNLEASH
Communities Against Poverty – Liverpool
Ilfracombe Credit Union
Liverpool Archdiocese Justice and Peace Commission
Partners in Health – Dudley
East London Communities Organisation – TELCO
National organisations
Access to Justice
Afghan Association of Great Britain
Campaign Women
Debt on our Doorstep
European Anti Poverty Network
Lobby to end Age Discrimination – LEAD
Low Pay Unit
Scottish Low Pay Unit
TUC National Unemployed Workers Combine
Women In Prison Trust
Pensioners’ Charities
National Pensioners’ Convention
Parents’ and Children’s Charities
National Council for One Parent Families
Maternity Alliance
Parenting Education and Support Forum
Single Parent Action Network
Health
Centre for Food Policy
Faculty of Public Health – Royal College of Physicians
Food Justice
Food Poverty Project
Fuel Poverty Project
Milk for Schools
Trades Unions
UNISON – (conference decision)
Faith
Catholic Bishops’ Conference – Social Welfare Committee (wound up in February 2002)
Church of England – General Synod – (Motion won 339 – 0)
Church of Scotland – General Assembly -(Unanimous decision)
Conference of Religious in England and Wales – Social Justice Desk
Christian Council for Monetary Justice.
Methodist Conference (unanimous decision)