Food poverty
Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
Shoppers are being forced to show receipts before leaving the store amid cost of living crisis
From Sainsbury’s to Aldi, some major retailers have started checking shoppers’ receipts before they leave the store.
Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting’s rise amid cost of living crisis
Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting’s rise amid cost of living crisis
Shoplifting is on the rise and retailers are calling for harsher prosecution. But poverty campaigners warn the problems are deeper and poverty must be tackled first
Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids
Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme as food prices soar and parents struggle to feed kids
More than 23,000 families have taken out interest-free loans since Iceland Food Club went nationwide last August. Now the scheme is receiving £2m to help more people during the cost of living crisis
Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why
Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why
Community grocers have become the nation’s safety net
Community grocers have become the nation’s safety net
Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the summer holidays in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the summer holidays in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
These countries offer free school meals for all – so why can’t the UK?
These countries offer free school meals for all – so why can’t the UK?
Deliveroo is offering free meals to LGBTQ+ people facing homelessness
Deliveroo is offering free meals to LGBTQ+ people facing homelessness
How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks
How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks
What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
‘We’re facing a policy-driven public health calamity’: Trussell Trust’s devastating report
‘We’re facing a policy-driven public health calamity’: Trussell Trust’s devastating report
‘Anger’ as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before
‘Anger’ as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before
What next for Carly Burd, the woman whose allotment sabotage became a story of hope?
What next for Carly Burd, the woman whose allotment sabotage became a story of hope?
As ever, it is women who are left to carry the load
As ever, it is women who are left to carry the load
Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis
Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis
Four out of five people getting loans from supermarket Iceland to cover food costs are women
Four out of five people getting loans from supermarket Iceland to cover food costs are women
Seed libraries are planting joy in our communities when so much else seems gloomy
Seed libraries are planting joy in our communities when so much else seems gloomy
Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids
Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids
This food bank with a DJ is helping London’s homeless and vulnerable
This food bank with a DJ is helping London’s homeless and vulnerable
Turnips and working more hours? Food bank workers say Thérèse Coffey is ‘living on a different planet’
Turnips and working more hours? Food bank workers say Thérèse Coffey is ‘living on a different planet’
The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Cost of living crisis
