Food poverty

‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
Food banks

‘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

Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
Lynn Perry

Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition

One in four children are living in poverty. If the government is serious about today’s children being ‘the healthiest generation’ it needs to act now

Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: ‘There’s a sense of hopelessness’
Child poverty

Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: ‘There’s a sense of hopelessness’

Frontline workers say this is the worst level of child poverty they have seen, as more than half of families they support struggle to afford food for basic nutrition

One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs
Child poverty

One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs

This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
Food poverty

This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen

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Retailers warn there’s ‘little hope of prices going anywhere but up’ – while they make huge profits
Cost of living crisis

Retailers warn there’s ‘little hope of prices going anywhere but up’ – while they make huge profits

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?
Dr Regina Murphy Keith

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?

How do we keep hope alive in 2025 when so many people are going hungry?
Sabine Goodwin

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
Helen Barnard

Food banks are a lifeline – but not the solution. There are better ways to tackle poverty in 2025

Community meals and workers’ rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats’ ‘ghost kitchens’?
Ghost Kitchens

Community meals and workers’ rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats’ ‘ghost kitchens’?

‘A national disgrace’: A quarter of households with children under four don’t have enough food
Food poverty

‘A national disgrace’: A quarter of households with children under four don’t have enough food

How to volunteer at a food bank
Food banks

How to volunteer at a food bank

Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
Alex Firth

Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis

‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
Food banks

‘This cannot go on’: Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect
volunteering

Volunteering at a soup kitchen: how to volunteer and what to expect

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’
Food banks

Over half of London working parents use food banks, study finds: ‘Is this the country we live in?’

Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk
Poverty

Three million children are facing hunger in the UK – with kids under four most at risk

‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive
Poverty

‘Food is expensive’: How free community meals have become lifelines for people struggling to survive

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’
Food poverty

How Newcastle United fans are tackling food poverty one match at a time: ‘There’s more need than ever’

How ‘social supermarkets’ offer hope and dignity for people facing hunger
Caroline Moraes

How ‘social supermarkets’ offer hope and dignity for people facing hunger

The Bear’s Will Poulter and TV chef Big Zuu host BBQ for homeless young people: ‘Food is everything’
Food

The Bear’s Will Poulter and TV chef Big Zuu host BBQ for homeless young people: ‘Food is everything’

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Inside the primary school ‘food shop’ ensuring children don’t go hungry over summer break
Food poverty

Inside the primary school ‘food shop’ ensuring children don’t go hungry over summer break

Food banks can take hope from election result – if Labour takes action before another tough winter
Charlotte White

Food banks can take hope from election result – if Labour takes action before another tough winter

More than two thirds of teachers worry children will go hungry this summer: ‘Beyond heart-breaking’
Child poverty

More than two thirds of teachers worry children will go hungry this summer: ‘Beyond heart-breaking’

Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the summer holidays?
Free school meals

Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the summer holidays?