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Food Banks

‘Your couriers have to use food banks’: Deliveroo accused of hypocrisy over Trussell Trust partnership
Trussell Trust and Deliveroo
Food banks

‘Your couriers have to use food banks’: Deliveroo accused of hypocrisy over Trussell Trust partnership

Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
benefits
welfare system

Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low

Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told
food banks
poverty

Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Last week we registered a 91-year-old man'
Earlsfield Food bank volunteers sort donations
Diary of a food bank manager

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Last week we registered a 91-year-old man'

Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop
An aerial view of a woman packing food parcels at a food bank. Nearly half of people using food banks last year were in debt to the government
Food banks

Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop

'These people have been failed': A day in the life of a food bank coping with crisis
Foodbank volunteers
Cost of living crisis

'These people have been failed': A day in the life of a food bank coping with crisis

Food bank users will continue to struggle until benefits are raised to meet the cost of living
food banks
Tom Pollard

Food bank users will continue to struggle until benefits are raised to meet the cost of living

‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty
food banks
Food banks

‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty

Half of people using food banks are stuck in debt to the government
food banks
welfare system

Half of people using food banks are stuck in debt to the government

A trashed phone box has been bought for £1 and transformed into a community hub
Charity

A trashed phone box has been bought for £1 and transformed into a community hub

Sam Fender: 'A lot of people don't like the idea they might be privileged'
Sam Fender Photo: Mary Turner/The New York Times
Music

Sam Fender: 'A lot of people don't like the idea they might be privileged'

Rishi Sunak's energy bills support won't reach the people who need it most
Joe Farnworth-Mayers

Rishi Sunak's energy bills support won't reach the people who need it most

UK cost of living sees fastest increase in 30 years
UK cost of living crisis
cost of living crisis

UK cost of living sees fastest increase in 30 years

What happened when Sam Fender helped out at his local foodbank?
Sam Fender at Newcastle West End Foodbank.
Music

What happened when Sam Fender helped out at his local foodbank?

This is the reality of using a food bank at Christmas
Amie Alissa Watson

This is the reality of using a food bank at Christmas

Prince Charles and Camilla visit south London food bank ahead of Christmas
Prince Charles and Camilla at the Wandsworth Foodbank
Food banks

Prince Charles and Camilla visit south London food bank ahead of Christmas

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Food banks are giving out almost 2,000 emergency parcels to children every day
food banks
Food banks

Food banks are giving out almost 2,000 emergency parcels to children every day

Food banks face a hard winter - give people cash instead
food banks
Sabine Goodwin

Food banks face a hard winter - give people cash instead

Government accused of ‘institutionalising’ food banks in new guidance for councils
food banks
Poverty

Government accused of ‘institutionalising’ food banks in new guidance for councils

Scurvy and malnutrition in the UK have doubled since 2010
A doctor listening to a child's back through a stethoscope. Poverty
Poverty

Scurvy and malnutrition in the UK have doubled since 2010

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