Food Banks
Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste
Food banks aren’t the solution to poverty – especially when businesses use them to dump food waste
Carina Millstone, executive director at charity Feedback Global, explains why food banks cannot be used as a tool to end food waste and poverty
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Food banks often rely on donations from big businesses – like supermarkets and retailers – to ensure they can meet the demand for help
Millions of universal credit and disability benefit claimants turn to food banks: ‘I’m terrified of cuts’
Millions of universal credit and disability benefit claimants turn to food banks: ‘I’m terrified of cuts’
The government is planning to make billions of pounds of cuts to welfare – but charity Trussell warns that many claimants are already going without food
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
11 ways to spread kindness without spending money
11 ways to spread kindness without spending money
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition
Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why
Majority of social housing tenants struggling to pay rent – here’s why
How do we keep hope alive in 2025 when so many people are going hungry?
How do we keep hope alive in 2025 when so many people are going hungry?
Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025
Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025
‘I was really struggling’: Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme it says slashes food bank usage
‘I was really struggling’: Iceland expands interest-free loan scheme it says slashes food bank usage
Here’s how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
Here’s how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
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’
‘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
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
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
Keir Starmer promises ‘sunlight of hope’ – but can he offer progress on ending poverty in the UK?
