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One unopened envelope too many

Editorial in The JC Yom Kippur Charity Supplement - 16 September 2026 A bill you are too frightened to open. A form you don't…

‘As a student, I was working 40 hours a week. I’m still paying off my debts’

Article by Lucy Pollock in The JC - 16 September 2026 Jewish students and graduates tell the JC about the pressures they face to…

When desperate families don’t know where to turn, help is here

Article by Hannah Gerson, Paperweight Manchester Regional Director, for The Jewish Telegraph - 11 September 2026   When I first joined Paperweight and walked…

The result of your generosity: one client’s journey

After 22 years of marriage, I found myself doing something I never believed I would have the courage to do. I left my husband…

A message from our chair

As we approach Rosh Hashanah, we are reminded that this time of year is not only about reflecting on ourselves, but also about recognizing…

Paperweight expands our teams outside London

Paperweight Manchester Branch Paperweight has supported the Manchester community for eight years, but opening a permanent office has transformed our local presence. Since the…

Highlighting Two visits

Paperweight was honoured to welcome Baroness Sherlock OBE, Minister of State in the House of Lords for the Department for Work and Pensions, together…

When Government asks how the benefits system should change, Paperweight is one of the organisations providing the answers.

Paperweight occupies a unique vantage point. We don't just support people through complex systems. We also work to improve those systems. Earlier this year,…

“It didn’t happen suddenly… it just crept up.”

Change can be subtle. Sometimes it’s a shift in the systems around us. Sometimes it’s in the people we love. Addressing these changes early…

A quiet change that could have big consequences

  Change can be subtle. Sometimes it’s a shift in the systems around us. Sometimes it’s in the people we love. Addressing these changes…

Paperweight. A friend indeed

A perspective from Benjamin Conway, Chair of Trustees   “I’m just asking for a friend”.  How many times have we all used that phrase…