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A Stratford-based organisation Money A+E is raising money to help support struggling families and households in Newham.

Stratford social enterprise Money A+E co-founders Gregory Ashby and Jerry During were awarded MBEs in the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2022.

Rent arrears put thousands at risk as end of eviction ban in England looms Hilary Osborne © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Goddard/Getty Images Clare Austin* and family live in a privately rented house in Hertfordshire. She and her husband could afford the monthly rent of £1,700 when they were both working but when he lost his job a couple of years ago, they fell behind with their payments. He got another job and things were almost back on track when Covid hit an...

With the pandemic upending millions of lives, Esusu set up a rent relief fund last year, providing zero interest loans to help users who have lost jobs avoid eviction. From the United States to Britain, Black and ethnic minorities have suffered disproportionately high rates of illness, death and income loss during the pandemic. Ashley Edwards, CEO of MindRight Health, in a photo taken in 2020. | Courtesy of Ashley Edwards The Black Lives Matter protests, which swept the world last summer, h...

Unable to get a bank loan when she moved from Nigeria to the United States, Abbey Wemimo's mother was forced to borrow money at a 400% interest rate and pawn her wedding ring to pay his college fees.