Food Banks
Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it’s the tip of the hunger iceberg
Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it’s the tip of the hunger iceberg
Sabine Goodwin, director of the Independent Food Aid Network, asks what is next for Labour’s manifesto commitment to ‘end mass dependence on emergency food parcels’
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie: ‘It’s a tragedy people can’t afford their essentials’
Big Issue meets Charlotte Ritchie – star of Ghosts, Fresh Meat and Call the Midwife among others – as she joins calls for change to ensure that people can afford the essentials they need to survive
‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
Campaigners are calling for the government to end ‘the normalisation of a charitable response to poverty’, as food banks in the Trussell network are now handing out 69% more emergency food parcels than five years ago
Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope
TV star AJ Odudu on why life can be ‘humbling’ and how we can all restore hope
How ‘social supermarkets’ offer hope and dignity for people facing hunger
How ‘social supermarkets’ offer hope and dignity for people facing hunger
Cost of living crisis is over? Try telling that to millions of Brits struggling to feed their kids
Cost of living crisis is over? Try telling that to millions of Brits struggling to feed their kids
Millions of Brits struggle to buy enough food for their children, research finds
Millions of Brits struggle to buy enough food for their children, research finds
Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now
Universal credit is failing with millions relying on food banks – we need urgent reform now
DWP extending hardship fund is welcome – but we need concrete, rapid actions to end poverty crisis
DWP extending hardship fund is welcome – but we need concrete, rapid actions to end poverty crisis
Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month
Half of people claiming universal credit ran out of food in the last month
Food banks can take hope from election result – if Labour takes action before another tough winter
Food banks can take hope from election result – if Labour takes action before another tough winter
Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government
Labour is yet to give much hope it will reduce poverty. We need more from the new government
Things can only get better… if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
Things can only get better… if the Labour government takes urgent action to tackle poverty
Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Letters: DWP benefit reforms are fuelled by decades of disability hate
Time is running out – the next government needs a proper plan to end reliance on food banks
Time is running out – the next government needs a proper plan to end reliance on food banks
We must ‘tackle poverty to save the NHS and improve the nation’s health’, next government told
We must ‘tackle poverty to save the NHS and improve the nation’s health’, next government told
Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
Poverty costs the UK billions each year. Politicians must commit to ending it this general election
Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
Poverty prevention is our best hope. Here’s some tangible ways to keep people warm, dry and fed
Poverty prevention is our best hope. Here’s some tangible ways to keep people warm, dry and fed
Tories won’t let the UN investigate rise of food banks in UK. Labour must welcome them
Tories won’t let the UN investigate rise of food banks in UK. Labour must welcome them
DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?
DWP has the power to help people. Why is it choosing to threaten disabled people instead?
Bonkers Tory ad claims UK is ‘second most powerful country in the world’. That’s ‘hilarious propaganda’
Bonkers Tory ad claims UK is ‘second most powerful country in the world’. That’s ‘hilarious propaganda’
Jeremy Hunt’s last-minute household support fund reprieve is too little, too late
