Food Banks
Donations are down and customers are up – food banks say they are at crisis point

Donations are down and customers are up – food banks say they are at crisis point
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘MPs’ comments do not relate in any way to what we see’

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘MPs’ comments do not relate in any way to what we see’
Poverty is being normalised. We can’t keep depending on good people to fix it. The government must act

Poverty is being normalised. We can’t keep depending on good people to fix it. The government must act
Tory MP claims people use food banks because they can’t cook or budget properly

Tory MP claims people use food banks because they can’t cook or budget properly
One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table

One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘The situation is becoming more and more desperate’

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘The situation is becoming more and more desperate’
‘A national emergency’: The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising

‘A national emergency’: The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’
Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low

Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told

Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Last week we registered a 91-year-old man’

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Last week we registered a 91-year-old man’
Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop

Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop
‘These people have been failed’: A day in the life of a food bank coping with crisis

‘These people have been failed’: A day in the life of a food bank coping with crisis
Food bank users will continue to struggle until benefits are raised to meet the cost of living

Food bank users will continue to struggle until benefits are raised to meet the cost of living
‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty

‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty
Half of people using food banks are stuck in debt to the government

Half of people using food banks are stuck in debt to the government
Sam Fender: ‘A lot of people don’t like the idea they might be privileged’

Sam Fender: ‘A lot of people don’t like the idea they might be privileged’
Rishi Sunak’s energy bills support won’t reach the people who need it most

Rishi Sunak’s energy bills support won’t reach the people who need it most
UK cost of living sees fastest increase in 30 years

UK cost of living sees fastest increase in 30 years
What happened when Sam Fender helped out at his local foodbank?
