Food poverty

How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks
Food banks

How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks

The Scottish government outlined a nine-point “cash first” action plan to tackle the need for food banks.

What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
Health

What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained

Ultra-processed foods account for over half of the UK’s energy intake. Here’s what you need to know.

As ‘I, Daniel Blake’ hits the stage, here’s why it’s needed more than ever
Theatre

As ‘I, Daniel Blake’ hits the stage, here’s why it’s needed more than ever

Ken Loach’s film I, Daniel Blake sounded the alarm about hunger in the UK. Since then, food bank use has doubled.

Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
Food poverty

Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions

‘We’re facing a policy-driven public health calamity’: Trussell Trust’s devastating report
Food banks

‘We’re facing a policy-driven public health calamity’: Trussell Trust’s devastating report

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‘Anger’ as more people turn to Trussell Trust food banks than ever before
Cost of living crisis

‘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?
Crowdfunding

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
Paul McNamee

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
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
Food poverty

Four out of five people getting loans from supermarket Iceland to cover food costs are women

Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the Easter holidays in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
Free school meals

Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the Easter holidays in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

Free school meals: Everything you need to know
Free school meals

Free school meals: Everything you need to know

Seed libraries are planting joy in our communities when so much else seems gloomy
Cost of living crisis

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
Food poverty

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
Cost of living crisis

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’
Cost of living crisis

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
Changemakers 2023

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Cost of living crisis

Tory MP slammed for claiming people can save money with Tesco weetabix and 10p worth of milk
Cost of living crisis

Tory MP slammed for claiming people can save money with Tesco weetabix and 10p worth of milk

‘For people alone at Christmas, it offers a community’: The wonderful projects taking on loneliness
Loneliness

‘For people alone at Christmas, it offers a community’: The wonderful projects taking on loneliness

Why MP Zarah Sultana is fighting for free school meals
Free school meals

Why MP Zarah Sultana is fighting for free school meals

Food banks are at breaking point. We need to change the script.
Food banks

Food banks are at breaking point. We need to change the script.

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‘The government takes advantage of our love’: Families caring for child relatives plead for help
Cost of living crisis

‘The government takes advantage of our love’: Families caring for child relatives plead for help

Poorest households hit hardest as inflation reaches 41-year high
Cost of living crisis

Poorest households hit hardest as inflation reaches 41-year high

Meet the inspirational veterans running a food bank, warm bank and social club in their community
Remembrance

Meet the inspirational veterans running a food bank, warm bank and social club in their community

Food banks face ‘tsunami of need’ as record number of people seek help
Food banks

Food banks face ‘tsunami of need’ as record number of people seek help