Food poverty
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Homeless Project Scotland’s plea for a base has reached Scotland’s first minister. The Big Issue visited the soup kitchen to find volunteers pushed to the limit as the cost of living crisis sees more people going hungry.
Why food prices are increasing so much
Why food prices are increasing so much
Shop prices are increasing at the fastest rate in more than a decade – but environment secretary George Eustice has suggested people should just buy value brands.
Soup kitchen says it’s feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
Soup kitchen says it’s feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
Homeless Project Scotland, which was praised by Nicola Sturgeon for its outreach work, has shared shocking photos of youngsters at its Glasgow soup kitchen.
‘Your couriers have to use food banks’: Deliveroo accused of hypocrisy over Trussell Trust partnership
‘Your couriers have to use food banks’: Deliveroo accused of hypocrisy over Trussell Trust partnership
‘These people have been failed’: A day in the life of a food bank coping with 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 bank users will continue to struggle until benefits are raised to meet the cost of living
A CO2 shortage and higher phone bills are the latest cost of living pressures
A CO2 shortage and higher phone bills are the latest cost of living pressures
More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending ‘mass homelessness crisis’
More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending ‘mass homelessness crisis’
Universal credit cut: What £20 can get you in a supermarket
Universal credit cut: What £20 can get you in a supermarket
Marcus Rashford takes on government over universal credit cut
Marcus Rashford takes on government over universal credit cut
Onjali Raúf: ‘Kids are hyper-aware of the issues facing the world’
Onjali Raúf: ‘Kids are hyper-aware of the issues facing the world’
Right to Food Day: Campaigners’ push for National Food Strategy inclusion
Right to Food Day: Campaigners’ push for National Food Strategy inclusion
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Hairy Biker Si King releases charity single to raise money for food banks
Hairy Biker Si King releases charity single to raise money for food banks
Ian Byrne: The MP uniting football and political rivals on a right to food
Ian Byrne: The MP uniting football and political rivals on a right to food
‘Is it fair people go hungry? No’ Marcus Rashford backs Right to Food cause
‘Is it fair people go hungry? No’ Marcus Rashford backs Right to Food cause
Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge launch Health Start vouchers cooking scheme
Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge launch Health Start vouchers cooking scheme
Football fans ‘terrified’ of Super League impact on food banks
Football fans ‘terrified’ of Super League impact on food banks
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
Viral Glasgow food queue photo inspires Bowie charity single
Viral Glasgow food queue photo inspires Bowie charity single
Newcastle backs Right To Food campaign to ‘end the scandal’ of poverty
Newcastle backs Right To Food campaign to ‘end the scandal’ of poverty
Concerns over pupil hunger as one in five UK schools start food bank
Concerns over pupil hunger as one in five UK schools start food bank
‘Toast is king’: The breakfast scheme making sure all kids are fed
‘Toast is king’: The breakfast scheme making sure all kids are fed
‘Devastating’ photo of Glasgow food queue shows ‘need for action’
‘Devastating’ photo of Glasgow food queue shows ‘need for action’
Glasgow food queue: ‘If I didn’t come here I’d have nothing’
Glasgow food queue: ‘If I didn’t come here I’d have nothing’
Viral photo of freezing soup kitchen queue branded a ‘national failure’
Viral photo of freezing soup kitchen queue branded a ‘national failure’
Marcus Rashford: ‘Everybody can play a role in combatting child food poverty’
Marcus Rashford: ‘Everybody can play a role in combatting child food poverty’
How LadBaby’s songs about sausage rolls have shined a light on food poverty
How LadBaby’s songs about sausage rolls have shined a light on food poverty
Marcus Rashford: ‘We all have a duty to protect our vulnerable’
Marcus Rashford: ‘We all have a duty to protect our vulnerable’
Veteran who fought Covid and homelessness battles food poverty at Christmas
