Food poverty
Inside the mission to feed the UK’s hungry kids in the holidays: ‘If we had to buy food we wouldn’t survive’
Inside the mission to feed the UK’s hungry kids in the holidays: ‘If we had to buy food we wouldn’t survive’
As the government puts millions towards rescuing spare food from farms, we discover how donated food is all that stands between vulnerable kids and hunger
Labour MP Ian Byrne: ‘We need to stop making political decisions which are suicidal on the doorstep’
Labour MP Ian Byrne: ‘We need to stop making political decisions which are suicidal on the doorstep’
Labour MP Ian Byrne was suspended by his party after voting to end the two-child benefit cap. He tells the Big Issue about clashing with the Labour top brass, how the party face a squeeze at the next general election and why he’s supporting Big Issue in standing against poverty
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Up to 675,000 school-aged children in England facing holiday hunger this summer – nearly identical to 2024 levels
Young people struggling to afford food face ‘stigma’ when seeking help: ‘We don’t feel welcome’
Young people struggling to afford food face ‘stigma’ when seeking help: ‘We don’t feel welcome’
‘It’s easier to buy a vape than an apple’: How greengrocers on wheels could change the UK
‘It’s easier to buy a vape than an apple’: How greengrocers on wheels could change the UK
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
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
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
DWP warned benefit claimants are dying of starvation
I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like
I work on the frontline of food poverty. This is what hunger in Britain really looks like
Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born
Wales’ future generations commissioner warns we’re not doing enough for people yet to be born
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
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. Now it feels nothing more than a pipe dream
Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: ‘Hunger is solvable’
Meet the community champions working to end hunger and keep Britain fed: ‘Hunger is solvable’
Food banks receiving ‘rotten’ donations from supermarkets ‘not fit for human consumption’
Food banks receiving ‘rotten’ donations from supermarkets ‘not fit for human consumption’
‘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’
Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: ‘There’s a sense of hopelessness’
Over 85,000 children in Britain living in extreme poverty: ‘There’s a sense of hopelessness’
One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs
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
This is the ‘most thoughtful and inspiring’ food project celebrity chef Levi Roots has ever seen
Retailers warn there’s ‘little hope of prices going anywhere but up’ – while they make huge profits
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?
Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?
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
Community meals and workers’ rights: What happens if councils seize Deliveroo and Uber Eats’ ‘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
