Food poverty
How to volunteer at a food bank
How to volunteer at a food bank
Thinking about volunteering at a food bank but don’t know where to start? We’ve got you covered
First food banks, now warm banks. King Charles could help stop the rot
First food banks, now warm banks. King Charles could help stop the rot
Now that even schools are running food banks it’s clear that we have normalised food poverty. This shames our country, but here’s what the new monarch could do to help
Free school meals: Everything you need to know
Free school meals: Everything you need to know
We outline free school meals eligibility, how much it costs, how children can access them, and whether they are available over the holidays
Food from cancelled Mercury Prize will feed homeless people after nominee Self Esteem steps in
Food from cancelled Mercury Prize will feed homeless people after nominee Self Esteem steps in
‘People will starve’: Food bank volunteers and guests fear ‘breaking point’ as the cost of living crisis spirals
‘People will starve’: Food bank volunteers and guests fear ‘breaking point’ as the cost of living crisis spirals
National Food Bank Day: ‘Our greatest wish is for our help not to be needed’
National Food Bank Day: ‘Our greatest wish is for our help not to be needed’
Iceland loan scheme to support shoppers receives 50,000 applications in first week
Iceland loan scheme to support shoppers receives 50,000 applications in first week
Tom Kerridge’s top tips for saving money when cooking
Tom Kerridge’s top tips for saving money when cooking
How do you cook for your family on a tight budget? All you need to know about finding cheap recipes
How do you cook for your family on a tight budget? All you need to know about finding cheap recipes
Supermarket Iceland is offering loans to help people with their food shop
Supermarket Iceland is offering loans to help people with their food shop
Man on hunger strike pleads with the government to ‘wake up’ to the cost of living crisis
Man on hunger strike pleads with the government to ‘wake up’ to the cost of living crisis
Record numbers of people are seeking help because they can’t pay their energy bills
Record numbers of people are seeking help because they can’t pay their energy bills
Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months
Half of young people have gone to bed hungry in the last 12 months
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All the places where kids can eat free during the summer holidays
All the places where kids can eat free during the summer holidays
Almost 200,000 tonnes of food was wasted in the UK last year
Almost 200,000 tonnes of food was wasted in the UK last year
Eating disorder charity says cost of living crisis has led to increase in calls
Eating disorder charity says cost of living crisis has led to increase in calls
Food price comparison site that helps ‘hundreds of thousands of people’ faces closure
Food price comparison site that helps ‘hundreds of thousands of people’ faces closure
7 million families have missed out on food and hot water this year due to the cost of living crisis
7 million families have missed out on food and hot water this year due to the cost of living crisis
People are eating less healthy food because of the cost of living crisis
People are eating less healthy food because of the cost of living crisis
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
‘It’s expensive to be poor’: How the cost of living crisis has impacted food prices
‘It’s expensive to be poor’: How the cost of living crisis has impacted food prices
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Soup kitchen says it’s feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
