Food Banks
Food banks can take hope from election result – if Labour takes action before another tough winter
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Food banks can take hope from election result – if Labour takes action before another tough winter
The general election brought hope and elation as well as sadness for all the people who have suffered under Tory austerity, says former food bank manager Charlotte White
Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government
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Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government
Keir Starmer promises 'sunlight of hope' – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?
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Keir Starmer promises 'sunlight of hope' – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?
Things can only get better... if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
Things can only get better... if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Time is running out – the next government needs a proper plan to end reliance on food banks
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Time is running out – the next government needs a proper plan to end reliance on food banks
We must 'tackle poverty to save the NHS and improve the nation's health', next government told
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We must 'tackle poverty to save the NHS and improve the nation's health', next government told
Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
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Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
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Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
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Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
Poverty prevention is our best hope. Here's some tangible ways to keep people warm, dry and fed
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Poverty prevention is our best hope. Here's some tangible ways to keep people warm, dry and fed
Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'
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Benefits system is 'utterly failing' as food bank demand reaches record high: 'It's heartbreaking'
Tories won't let the UN investigate rise of food banks in UK. Labour must welcome them
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Tories won't let the UN investigate rise of food banks in UK. Labour must welcome them
DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?
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DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?
Bonkers Tory ad claims UK is 'second most powerful country in the world'. That's 'hilarious propaganda'
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Bonkers Tory ad claims UK is 'second most powerful country in the world'. That's 'hilarious propaganda'
Jeremy Hunt’s last-minute household support fund reprieve is too little, too late
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Jeremy Hunt’s last-minute household support fund reprieve is too little, too late
'It's not just wonky veg': Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty
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'It's not just wonky veg': Meet the women using an ancient practice to help tackle food poverty
Food banks dread the inevitable consequences of abandoning the household support fund
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Food banks dread the inevitable consequences of abandoning the household support fund
DWP benefit sanctions have gotten tougher amid cost of living crisis, data shows
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DWP benefit sanctions have gotten tougher amid cost of living crisis, data shows
More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it
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More than half of people on universal credit going without food because they can't afford it
Millions on universal credit left cold, without food and in debt – because the system is failing us
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Millions on universal credit left cold, without food and in debt – because the system is failing us
Most people who use food banks are disabled. We can do better than this – and we must
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Most people who use food banks are disabled. We can do better than this – and we must
5 ways to fix a broken UK – from universal credit to an urgent general election
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5 ways to fix a broken UK – from universal credit to an urgent general election
There's a hidden problem with supermarkets campaigning for food banks at Christmas
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There's a hidden problem with supermarkets campaigning for food banks at Christmas
Food bank volunteers at breaking point as demand rises: 'We must absorb the sadness and soldier on'
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