Food Banks
We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
We ran a food bank for a decade. This is the important reason why we stopped
This Wigan community is fighting back against those profiting
from hardship
What a soup kitchen in London’s financial district thinks about a windfall tax on the banks
What a soup kitchen in London’s financial district thinks about a windfall tax on the banks
Just a few minutes’ walk from the UK’s financial centre, Our Forgotten Neighbours soup kitchen serves the Tower Hamlets community
Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials
Universal credit flaws are driving people to food banks. It’s time it covered the essentials
Ayaz Manji, head of policy at Trussell, writes about why universal credit needs reforming 15 years on from the coalition government revealing their plans for the benefit in a white paper
Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it’s no longer shocking
Oxford university lecturers are turning to food banks. The scandal is that it’s no longer shocking
Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
Revealed: Millions of disabled people went to a food bank last year as Labour plotted benefit cuts
I reached out to a food bank after losing everything – it changed my life forever
I reached out to a food bank after losing everything – it changed my life forever
Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: ‘Our future is secure’
Council drops bid to evict food bank from premises in child poverty hotspot: ‘Our future is secure’
Inside the food banks seeing ‘highest demand ever seen’ as cost of living harms families
Inside the food banks seeing ‘highest demand ever seen’ as cost of living harms families
Can Labour end the need for food banks? The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a welcome start
Can Labour end the need for food banks? The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a welcome start
Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it
Having to go to a food bank sticks with you – it’s time politicians knew about it
Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: ‘There is nowhere to go’
Council tries to evict food bank – despite referring 95% of its users: ‘There is nowhere to go’
Labour’s disability benefit cuts will force nearly half a million people to turn to food banks
Labour’s disability benefit cuts will force nearly half a million people to turn to food banks
Food banks urge Labour to rethink benefit cuts amid ‘heartbreaking’ surge in demand
Food banks urge Labour to rethink benefit cuts amid ‘heartbreaking’ surge in demand
Food banks receiving ‘rotten’ donations from supermarkets ‘not fit for human consumption’
Food banks receiving ‘rotten’ donations from supermarkets ‘not fit for human consumption’
Save tens of billions in public money by ending hunger – not slashing benefits, government told
Save tens of billions in public money by ending hunger – not slashing benefits, government told
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
‘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’
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’
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
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition
Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Food and nutrition
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
