One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardshipDowning Street’s failure to tackle child poverty and reduce food bank use is helping to drive...
Read MoreWarnings from group of 104 MPs come amid fears party could lose next election if voters do not feel better offThe government must refocus on more radical ideas to help people with everyday costs such as food, energy, childcare...
Read MoreNigel Farage seems to have upstaged the Labour government, pledging to scrap the controversial two-child benefit cap and reverse the cuts to the winter fuel allowance. So why hasn’t the government – after almost a...
Read MoreDepartment for Education criticised over funding rise from £2.58 to £2.61 per child per meal in September Primary schools in England will be forced to subsidise free school meals for infants from their own budgets...
Read MoreThe government began to roll out its free breakfast club scheme this week as part of plans to help struggling families. But with predictions that child poverty could increase by the end of this parliament, how serious is Labour...
Read MoreData published on day after Labour announced cuts that campaigners say will hit children and disabled people hardestCampaigners have said it is “morally repugnant” that vulnerable people are bearing the brunt of...
Read MoreFood bank network Trussell has developed term to define deep poverty – but what does it mean, who is affected by it, and why?More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research findsA study by the...
Read MoreOne million more people are in what Trussell charity defines as ‘hunger and hardship’ than five years agoHow many people in the UK are in ‘hunger and hardship’?More than 9 million people in the UK...
Read MoreExclusive: Charities say ending household support fund in England will increase hardship for struggling familiesMore than half a million children will go hungry during school holiday periods from the October half-term if the...
Read MorePrice rises were bigger for budget foods than expensive varieties during peak years of inflation, research showsBritain’s poorest households saw the bill for their weekly shop rise by far more than that of the rich during...
Read MoreFood Foundation survey finds 14% of households experienced food insecurity in June, with hunger more prevalent in larger familiesFamilies hit by the two-child benefit cap are much more likely to go hungry, skip meals or be...
Read MoreThe ex-PM is opening the new facility supplying food and basic necessities against a backdrop of concerns for the wellbeing of children over the summer holidays The first “multibank” in London, distributing...
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