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How much income is needed to live well in the UK in 2023? At least £29,500 – much more than many households bring in

You don’t have to look very hard at the moment to find evidence of the immense financial pressure on UK households. New figures from the Trussell Trust show that 1.5 million emergency food parcels were provided to people between April and September 2023.

The Conversation

Charities warn ‘pandemic of poverty’ has engulfed UK as record 1.5 million emergency parcels handed out

Poverty charities said the figures reveal ‘the scale of suffering in the cost-of-living crisis’

The Independent UK

King’s Speech ‘did not offer any hope for people facing extreme hardship’

The Government must ‘step up and do something’ amid growing need among the public, the Trussell Trust’s Helen Barnard said.

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Food banks brace for ‘worst winter yet’ with demand for over 1 million emergency parcels

A 50-year-old single mother-of-two said she used food banks because she only had a single tin of beans left in her cupboard

The Independent UK

More than one million food parcels needed for winter, charity predicts

The Trussell Trust is urging people to donate to the food banks in their local areas.

The Independent UK

Katie Piper’s Infinite Digital Book Raises Awareness For Children’s Digital Connectivity

Katie Piper authors 'infinite' digital book for children, highlighting the importance of digital connectivity.

Zenger

UK food banks bring in counsellors and private GPs to help exhausted workers

Exclusive: Volunteers and staff traumatised by relentless workload and efforts to help destitute clients

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The Guardian view on extreme poverty: the law should make essentials affordable

Editorial: Benefits are still too low and deep poverty is harmful. The idea of a new minimum standard of living is a good one

The Guardian - UK

Call for increase in Universal Credit to help those 'slipping through the net'

West Lothian’s Food Bank has called for support for a national campaign to increase UC payments to meet soaring cost

Daily Record

West Lothian call to increase universal credit payments as foodbank demand soars

The basic rate of Universal Credit no longer covers essential bills says local food bank and depute leader of council as they back national campaign for more support for growing numbers of vulnerable

Edinburgh Live

Tory minister slammed for saying 'using foodbanks is personal choice'

Labour said Mercer's comments showed how 'out of touch' the Tories are.

Daily Record

Derry foodbank experiencing increased demand due to 'low income crisis'

"They don't want a hand out, they want a hand up and hope that they never see us again - in a good way."

Belfast Live

Single mum among 14% of population struggling to put meals on table

Lowri Williams says "you feel like you’re actually in the gutter" being unable to afford to feed your child

Wales Online

Welsh food bank runs out of food as demand grows in the cost of living crisis

Research by the Trussell Trust has shown the huge demand for help from people struggling to cope.

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Belfast Live

Cost of Living crisis: One in six people now facing hunger across Northern Ireland

“Being forced to turn to a food bank to feed your family is a horrifying reality for too many people in Northern Ireland”

The Independent UK

One in seven people in UK going hungry because they can’t afford to eat

Many people referred to food banks are experiencing severe social isolation because they cannot afford to socialise

The Independent UK

One in seven in UK faced hunger due to lack of money, research suggests

The findings have been described by the Trussell Trust as ‘just the tip of the iceberg’.

Daily Mirror

Tears of single mum forced to use her dad's bank card for food as 1 in 7 Brits go hungry

The Trussell Trust released the grim findings, which found 14% of the population struggled to put meals on the table last year, meaning more than 11 million people went hungry due to lack of cash

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Daily Mirror

Bid to end foodbank use by 2030 reaches Commons amid growing calls for action

Scottish National Party MP Chris Stephens will outline plans to make them redundant by the end of the decade, after the Trussell Trust reported record demand

The National (Scotland)

SNP aim to force UK Government's hand on food banks with Westminster bill

AN SNP MP is to present a bill to Westminster urging the Tory government to publish a plan to end the use of food banks in the UK ...

The National (Scotland)

Unique Scottish policy making 'real difference' to child poverty, data suggests

THE Scottish Child Payment is making a “real difference” to food bank use in the country, a leading charity has suggested ...

The National (Scotland)

Scotland 'set precedent for UK to follow', top charity says of food bank plans

SCOTLAND has set “a precedent for other governments around the UK to follow”, a leading charity has said ...

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Bearing fruit

A new home for the Coliseum PLUS a returning councillor AND cost of living struggles

The Guardian - UK

Food banks are taking over from the welfare state, warns Gordon Brown

Former Labour PM, writing in the Observer, calls for action as charities increasingly take over role of social security system

Nottingham Post

Nottingham workers earning £5,000 less than national average

It was labelled 'deeply concerning'

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