The IPR Impact Report can be downloaded here.
Chair’s Report
Welcome to IPR’s 2023 to 2024 Impact Report. It’s been an eventful and rewarding year at the charity with essential support provided to thousands of Islington residents. IPR’s amazing team of staff and volunteers team have been on the frontline of the cost of living crisis and every day has brought new challenges as well as stories of real hope.
Helping people avoid homelessness or destitution is a critically important role for IPR. We see so many families or individuals battling poverty and needing our advice and support to get their finances back on track. In recent years disabled people have especially taken the brunt as they have been at the sharp end of welfare cuts. This situation does not look like changing soon whoever is in Government and sadly it falls to charities such as IPR to ensure that disabled residents secure their essential benefit entitlements.
Our Caseworkers report that they have seen a big upsurge in the numbers of people with large rent and utility debts. This is the predictable outcome of the very high rates of inflation in the year and the fact that the incomes of the poorest people have simply not kept pace. To meet this need IPR has worked hard to attract the funding needed to provide our services and I’m pleased to say that our main sources of support have continued to recognise the importance of our work.
As always I must say a huge thank you to our staff and volunteers for all of their efforts as well as the grant making trusts and other funders for their vital contributions to our work. We are particularly grateful to Islington Council for committing to a further 4 years of funding, until March 2028. The Impact Report 2023-24 reveals what we have achieved during 2023 to 2024 and our strong commitment to keep supporting those most in need into the future.
David Moore