Hello, we are Z2K
We are a leading anti-poverty charity working to end UK poverty through providing expert frontline advice and representation services and campaigning for change. We are deeply connected to the people we serve. By tackling the twin pillars that create and sustain poverty - inadequate incomes and high costs - we will end UK poverty, for good.
The unseen crisis
No one chooses to live in poverty, yet over 1 in 5 people now do so in the UK. For those we help, poverty means being unable to pay their rent, bills and even sometimes food. They face insecurity and uncertainty, and many struggle daily to make enough money to survive. It doesn’t need to be this way.
We are here to end poverty for the more than 1 in 5 people in the UK who experience it. To secure adequate incomes and freedom from high costs, we provide frontline advice and representation services and campaign for change. We work alongside experts by experience in everything we do.
Issues we help with
“I am now able to rely on a more stable income stream thanks to Z2K.”
Our impact in 2025
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Support us
Every one of our volunteers, staff and supporters is vital to our success at enabling people to move out of poverty. Find out how you can get involved.
"Without Z2K I don’t know where my family and I would be sleeping right now"
Our campaigns
Our policy work
Latest news, blogs & updates
Z2K Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
Anti-poverty charity Z2K has appointed Chris Phillips as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Can the Timms Review finally fix PIP? Key takeaways from the interim report
The interim report of the Timms Review delivers a stark verdict on PIP, highlighting a system many disabled people experience as dehumanising and distressing. This blog explores the report’s key findings, the questions it raises about reform, and the opportunity it presents to build a fairer system.
Charity Launches Disability Benefits Simulator In Response to Timms Review
Z2K has today launched a new interactive experience that puts users inside the reality of claiming disability benefits, as the Government publishes its interim findings from the Timms Review.