SIGNAL exists to eliminate poverty by making what matters to people visible, understood and acted on - SIGNAL Team
What is signal
A practical approach to understanding what matters
People know what matters in their lives. Too often, support starts somewhere else.
SIGNAL is a practical approach that helps people and services understand what matters, take action, and learn from real lives.
It is:
- a structured way to have better, more meaningful conversations
- a way to turn lived experience into insight that can be used
- an approach that supports action for people and for services
SIGNAL is supported by tools and is growing through a network of partners using it in practice.
Why this matters
Support often starts in the wrong place
Too often, support begins with deficits or service criteria rather than what matters to the person.
This can lead to:
- support that misses what is important
- repeated assessments with limited progress
- people feeling unheard or disengaged
When conversations start with what matters:
- people are more likely to engage
- support reflects real priorities
- progress becomes more meaningful and sustainable
- relationships deepen over time
This is relational working in practice.
Our Mission
… is to make lived experience visible and useful, so people can can build agency, shape their own lives, get support that reflects what matters, and move towards freedom from poverty.
The SIGNAL Steps
Four connected stages that help people reflect, decide what matters, and move forward.
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SIGNAL grows through practice. Across communities, organisations and systems, people are working together to understand what matters and take action.
Join a growing network shaping better responses through shared learning and real experience.