In Europe

.....we are involved as active members of EAPN and our England members belong to EAPN's working groups on Social Inclusion, Employment and the European Structural Funds.

.....we inform members about European social policy and the affect it has on our lives.

.....we support people with experience of poverty and exclusion to take part in European meetings with ministers and the officials who write the policy.

News......

2010 is the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. EAPN England will be involved in the planning and activities to mark this year.

EAPN is preparing...more

EAPN England is involved in preparations for 2010 activity in the UK...more details to follow shortly.

In England

....we are members of the Social Policy Task Force that talks to the UK government about the National Action Plan on Social Inclusion

....we organise opportunities for people in poverty to talk to government about how well policy is working -

What's working, what isn't, and how can we do things differently?

Link to the

UK National Action Plan on Social Inclusion website

With the support of EAPN England, people with experience of poverty and exclusion have participated in UK government consultations and responded to policy initiatives.....more