On Saturday 11th April 2020, Stephen Greenhalgh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government wrote to local authorities across England highlighting how they can support Gypsies and Travellers during the coronavirus […]
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On Thursday 16th April, Channel 4 are due to broadcast a Hardcash production, โDispatches: The truth about Traveller crimeโ. In advance of the broadcast, Sarah Mann, Director of Friends, Families and Travellers said: โIt is not
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Today, Friends Families and Travellers wrote to Dunja Mijatovic, Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe to voice concerns about the lack of UK Government support for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers during the coronavirus
The government has updated its guidance for people who are shielding taking into account that COVID-19 disease levels are substantially lower now than when shielding was first introduced. Please find an audio recording of the guidance
Background The Self-employment Income Support Scheme is for the self-employed or members of a partnership who have lost income due to coronavirus. This scheme will provide a taxable grant worth 80% of your trading profits (up
Today, Friends Families and Travellers and 29 other organisations wrote to Matt Hancock,ย Secretary of State for Health and Social Care; Robert Jenrick,ย Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government; and Rebecca Pow,ย Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Background This guidance will assist local authorities, Traveller site managers and organisations managing canals and waterways in addressing coronavirus (COVID-19) within home settings for people living on unauthorised encampments, people living on Traveller sites and people
The winners of the Friends Families and Travellers Awards 2020 were announced on Friday, 6th March at the Brighthelm Centre. The evening was a beautiful celebration of the impressive and inspiring achievements of Gypsy, Roma and
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According to research findings launched by Friends Families and Travellers today, 55% of 2162 British adults surveyed were unaware that over 500,000 Roma and Sinti people were killed in the Holocaust by the Nazis. The research
