Renfrewshire poverty panel led by those who lived it as thousands reach out for help

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A special panel of people with lived experience of poverty will be formed to help tackle it in Renfrewshire.Poverty Alliance and the Paisley-based Star Project will join forces with the council as part of the scheme.The aim of the initiative is to develop a model of participation which will have a practical impact on local policymaking.A team of people with lived experience of poverty will help in the development of both policy and practice.A ‘test of change’ will take place to develop the approach over a six-month period before the process is evaluated to see how this type of participation can inform the council’s work on poverty on an ongoing basis.The recruitment for the panel is due to take place next month with the first meeting set to be held in December.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialAnnabelle Armstrong-Walter, strategic partnerships and inequalities manager, told Wednesday’s Fairer Renfrewshire sub-committee: “It’s really important that the panel themselves are involved in the co-design of what that panel looks like.“It’s a challenge as a council officer not to try and decide actually