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Gavin Turk: Coronavirus risks closing the door on working class artists
Art

Gavin Turk: Coronavirus risks closing the door on working class artists

'Worse is still to come' as 1m children rely on school meals for first time
Free school meals
Social Justice

'Worse is still to come' as 1m children rely on school meals for first time

UK's poorest areas facing Covid-19 'double whammy' of illness and poverty
Social Justice

UK's poorest areas facing Covid-19 'double whammy' of illness and poverty

Make mail about 'people not letter boxes' to help rough sleepers
Postbox Pixabay
Social Justice

Make mail about 'people not letter boxes' to help rough sleepers

Sarah Lamptey knows the value of a hot shower for people on the margins
Social Justice

Sarah Lamptey knows the value of a hot shower for people on the margins

‘Hygiene shaming is a huge obstacle for kids’
Beauty Banks
Social Justice

‘Hygiene shaming is a huge obstacle for kids’

Taking on hygiene poverty in the time of Covid-19
Social Justice

Taking on hygiene poverty in the time of Covid-19

Streets Kitchen project teams up with local libraries to fight period poverty
Social Justice

Streets Kitchen project teams up with local libraries to fight period poverty

Foodbanks could give out six food parcels every minute this winter
Social Justice

Foodbanks could give out six food parcels every minute this winter

Covid-19 protections for people in poverty are 'full of holes', says UN
Social Justice

Covid-19 protections for people in poverty are 'full of holes', says UN

UK in poverty crisis as Scotland foodbank demand doubles
Food bank Trussell Trust
Social Justice

UK in poverty crisis as Scotland foodbank demand doubles

Campaigners create Home Office installation to protest migrants' treatment
Social Justice

Campaigners create Home Office installation to protest migrants' treatment

Return to normality sparks ‘compassion fatigue’ fears for foodbanks
Food bank Trussell Trust
Social Justice

Return to normality sparks ‘compassion fatigue’ fears for foodbanks

Covid-19 crisis is driving food poverty, says government watchdog
Foodbank housing quiz
Social Justice

Covid-19 crisis is driving food poverty, says government watchdog

Children from migrant families risk going hungry without free school meals
Free school meals
Social Justice

Children from migrant families risk going hungry without free school meals

Housing and job worries? Don't suffer alone
Social Justice

Housing and job worries? Don't suffer alone

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Nearly 154,000 families hit by benefit cap during Covid-19 crisis
Woman and child_money debt
Social Justice

Nearly 154,000 families hit by benefit cap during Covid-19 crisis

Universal Credit 'punishes the poorest' say peers as they call for reform
Social Justice

Universal Credit 'punishes the poorest' say peers as they call for reform

Free computers for 500 vulnerable people as Glasgow repair project launches
Social Justice

Free computers for 500 vulnerable people as Glasgow repair project launches

'Worst is still to come' as Covid-19 foodbank demand continues to soar
Food bank Trussell Trust
Social Justice

'Worst is still to come' as Covid-19 foodbank demand continues to soar

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