Breaking Down Barriers: Exploring Access to Local Welfare Support in York

Find out more about local welfare assistance in York and share your experiences

Please join us between 11:30-14:30 on 6 November at York Medical Society for an interactive event during the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science, delivered by the University of York and co-produced by York residents.

Find out more about local welfare assistance in York and share your experiences. This event marks a midway point in lived experience research workshops, which have been commissioned by the Local Welfare Safety Net project, a Lloyds Bank Foundation funded collaboration.

After a short introduction by the organisers, you will be invited to take part (at your own pace) in activities which explore different aspects of the cost-of-living crisis and local welfare support in York. The event and workshops are facilitated by Lived Insights and Healthwatch York.

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The event runs between 11:30-14:30, you are welcome to drop in and out when suits. Refreshments will be provided. 

More information can be found on the ESRC Festival of Social Science website: Breaking Down Barriers: Exploring Access to Local Welfare Support in York | Events | Festival of Social Science.