Food banks risk turning people away as government continues assault on...
A far cry from Boris Johnson’s vows that “we are all in it together”, the government has introduced what has been described as another way to give benefit claimants ‘a kicking.’ Jobseekers on...
View ArticleBedding banks appear alongside food banks as fuel poverty kicks in
Bedding banks are being launched across the UK to assist households that are struggling to stay warm this winter. As food bank reliance escalates in Britain, the new support facility is designed to...
View ArticleLow-paid NHS staff forced to use food banks as they face huge real wage hit
If the expected 3% pay offer, which is below inflation, goes ahead for NHS staff in England despite the soaring cost of living, nurses and other frontline NHS employees will face “huge real terms pay...
View ArticleDWP criticised for rejecting calls to pause Universal Credit payment...
A cross-party of MPs had called on the government to pause debt repayments on Universal Credit (UC) allowance after experts warned they were exacerbating the cost-of-living crisis and driving many...
View ArticleAnti-poverty charities call on government to introduce ‘Essentials Guarantee’...
Newly released figures show that more than 760,000 people were forced to use Trussell Trust food banks for the first time between April 2022 and March 2023. During the same period, almost three...
View ArticleFive reasons why using food banks is not a ‘personal choice’
Veterans minister Johnny Mercer faced intense criticism this week for claiming food bank use is a ‘personal choice’ for some people and not an accurate measure of levels of poverty in Britain. Talking...
View ArticleLabour conference: How can Labour end the need for food banks?
‘Food banks make me furious…nobody should have the choice of what food they have in their cupboard taken away from them’, Labour MP Alison McGovern told a fringe event at the Labour Party conference,...
View ArticleFood banks brace for record one million food parcels this winter
Food banks in the UK are bracing for their ‘worst winter yet’ as more than one million emergency food parcels are expected to be provided from December to February, the Trussel Trust has warned. The...
View ArticleFood bank demand hits record numbers as centres prepare for ‘worst winter yet’
The Trussell Trust, the nationwide charity that works to end the need for food banks in Britain, has issued a stark forecast on food bank usage this winter. The network expects more than 600,000...
View ArticleTrussell Trust urges government to use Autumn Statement to protect low income...
New figures released by the Trussell Trust, providers of emergency food and support to people in crisis, show that 1.5 million emergency food parcels were delivered between April and September 2023....
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