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

Children from migrant families risk going hungry without free school meals
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Children from migrant families risk going hungry without free school meals

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

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

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

Free computers for 500 vulnerable people as Glasgow repair project launches
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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
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'Worst is still to come' as Covid-19 foodbank demand continues to soar

A healthy diet is too expensive for many UK families, peers say
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A healthy diet is too expensive for many UK families, peers say

Energy watchdog to push emergency credit for people struggling to pay bills
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Energy watchdog to push emergency credit for people struggling to pay bills

Up to 200,000 children going hungry during lockdown
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Up to 200,000 children going hungry during lockdown

Charity threatens court action over summer plan to end school meal vouchers
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Charity threatens court action over summer plan to end school meal vouchers

'Deeply flawed' school meal replacement scheme is making children go hungry
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'Deeply flawed' school meal replacement scheme is making children go hungry

Young women's mental health hit hard by poverty 'more than social media'
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Young women's mental health hit hard by poverty 'more than social media'

Accumulate are sending 500 art kits a week to homeless people in London
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Accumulate are sending 500 art kits a week to homeless people in London

John Bird: After Covid-19, our vision of a fairer society MUST be more than a fairytale
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John Bird: After Covid-19, our vision of a fairer society MUST be more than a fairytale

Social enterprise gives 1,500 wellbeing-boosting colouring books to foodbanks
think2speak colouring books show how wellbeing can be improved through the arts
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Social enterprise gives 1,500 wellbeing-boosting colouring books to foodbanks

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
UN expert: “Inhumane” government Covid-19 responses failing people in poverty
Philip Alston Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
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UN expert: “Inhumane” government Covid-19 responses failing people in poverty

Investec is supplying London foodbanks through the Covid-19 crisis
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Investec is supplying London foodbanks through the Covid-19 crisis

More than 60 charities join forces to demand emergency child benefit boost
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More than 60 charities join forces to demand emergency child benefit boost

First free food delivery service for rough sleepers launches in Bristol
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First free food delivery service for rough sleepers launches in Bristol