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Poverty

'Universal' free school meals saved from axe in London
Newham Council will keep its universal free school meals scheme
Social Justice

'Universal' free school meals saved from axe in London

What the £20 Universal Credit increase means for the people who get it
universal credit
Social Justice

What the £20 Universal Credit increase means for the people who get it

Marcus Rashford, Emma Thompson and more urge PM to review free school meals
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Marcus Rashford, Emma Thompson and more urge PM to review free school meals

No free school meals at half term, says Government
Brown paper bags lined up. The Government has refused to extend free school meals into half term
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No free school meals at half term, says Government

Lack of laptops for remote learning is pushing families to the brink
young activists ask questions about their future for The Big Issue Wellbeing Week
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Lack of laptops for remote learning is pushing families to the brink

Free school meals: Food Foundation demands urgent review of Government policy
A small amount of food laid out after being delivered to replace free school meals for two weeks for a child
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Free school meals: Food Foundation demands urgent review of Government policy

Rising in-work and benefit poverty ‘a damning indictment of society’ - report
Site: Images Money @ Flickr. Six million families are at risk of losing more than £1,000 a year if Universal Credit is cut
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Rising in-work and benefit poverty ‘a damning indictment of society’ - report

Ministers refuse to investigate benefit poverty amid free school meals uproar
cans and boxes of food sit on a shelf. children in poverty are being offered tiny amounts in parcels sent to replace free school meals
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Ministers refuse to investigate benefit poverty amid free school meals uproar

Lidl moves before Government to support families with healthy food
Liverpool has become the UK's first Right to Food city to tackle local food poverty
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Lidl moves before Government to support families with healthy food

1 in 5 children won’t receive a Christmas present this year
children playing with toys
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1 in 5 children won’t receive a Christmas present this year

Poorest UK families getting poorer thanks to Covid - report
Baby and mother during the coronavirus pandemic
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Poorest UK families getting poorer thanks to Covid - report

Five million people to face ‘distressing’ destitution post-Covid-19
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Five million people to face ‘distressing’ destitution post-Covid-19

Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government
Packages of food are lined along shelves and on the floor in a food bank
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Nearly half of people using food banks are in debt to the government

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says
A person without their face visible is wrapped in a blanket with their hands holding it around themselves
Social Justice

Fuel poverty will kill terminally ill people quicker this year, charity says

Increase in max energy bill rates will ‘force people into fuel poverty’
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Increase in max energy bill rates will ‘force people into fuel poverty’

Poorest in society pay extra 'poverty premium' on everyday items, study finds
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Poorest in society pay extra 'poverty premium' on everyday items, study finds

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Disabled people left without 'financial lifeline' as 119,000 call for change
The Big Issue
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Disabled people left without 'financial lifeline' as 119,000 call for change

Rashford's fight must not become 'missed opportunity' to end poverty for good
Food bank Trussell Trust
Sabine Goodwin

Rashford's fight must not become 'missed opportunity' to end poverty for good

Mortgage-holders facing financial ‘cliff edge’ with end of support scheme
Social Justice

Mortgage-holders facing financial ‘cliff edge’ with end of support scheme

Give struggling families cash not food banks, say experts
Woman and child_money debt
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Give struggling families cash not food banks, say experts

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