Topic
Poverty
58 people were recognised in the UK honours for Poverty.
Recognition over time
58 people recognised for Poverty from 2008 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
Recipients by sub-topic
Each bar counts people recognised for that topic on its own, not its sub-topics — so the Poverty bar (58) is those tagged Poverty directly, shown against its 7 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
Within Poverty
The more specific topics beneath Poverty — click to explore.
Recipients
People recognised for Poverty
58 people
2026 · 6
Joanne Laura Jones
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Staines-Upon-Thames, Surrey
“Co-Founder, Beauty Banks. For services to the Alleviation of Hygiene Poverty”
Sali Hughes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Co-Founder, Beauty Banks. For services to the Alleviation of Hygiene Poverty”
Jacqueline Preis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to relieving Child Poverty in Mongolia.”
Patricia Welsh
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire
“Lately Warm Homes Team Manager, Hull City Council. For services to Energy Efficiency and to Alleviating Fuel Poverty”
Wilma Milligan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Charity and Food Poverty”
Emma Revie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Trussell. For services to the Eradication of Poverty”
2025 · 4
Heather Anne Armstrong
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to Animal Welfare and the Alleviation of Poverty in The Gambia.”
David Paterson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Founder, Unity in Poverty Action. For services to Disadvantaged People in Leeds, West Yorkshire”
Alexandria Warren
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
St Leonard's on Sea, East Sussex
“Co-Founder, Dom's Food Mission. For services to the Eradication of Food Waste and Poverty”
Dominic Warren
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
St Leonard's on Sea, East Sussex
“Co-Founder, Dom's Food Mission. For services to the Eradication of Food Waste and Poverty”
2024 · 7
Karen Harvey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
“Founder, Toiletries Amnesty. For services to People Living in Hygiene Poverty, to Considerate Consumption and to the Environment”
Jacqueline Adie
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
York, North Yorkshire
“Centre Manager, York Christians Against Poverty Debt. For services to People in Debt in York”
Julie Christine Humphreys
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Deputy Director, Scottish Government. For services to Tackling Child Poverty in Scotland”
Helen Elizabeth Walton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
“Policy Adviser, Rochdale Council. For services to Children in Care and Children in Poverty”
Richard Kennell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2024
Kidlington, Oxfordshire
“Chief Executive Officer, SOFEA. For services to Social Inclusion and to Alleviating Food Poverty”
Gabrielle Edel Mary Kirstein
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
“For services to the Community and Tackling Waste and Food Poverty in Hong Kong.”
Elizabeth Hall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Sevenoaks, Kent
“Founder, The Hygiene Bank. For services to Tackling Hygiene Poverty”
2023 · 4
Shivani Walia
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Founder, Anika Food Charity. For services to the Alleviation of Food Poverty”
Sally O?sullivan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Board Member, Turn2Us. For services to Charity and to Families Affected by Poverty during Covid-19”
John Michael Marren
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Founder, Company Shop Group. For services to Alleviating Food Poverty”
Bejay Mulenga
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Founder, Supa Network. For services to Entrepreneurship and to Tackling Food Poverty”
2022 · 3
Nigel Colin Hyde
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to international charitable work helping the poor and homeless, particularly in Sierra Leone.”
Bettina Leslie
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Founder and Operational Manager, Freedom4Girls. For services to Tackling Period Poverty”
Mumtaz Khan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to tackling Food Poverty in the UK and Abroad”
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