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300k Scots 'to lose £500 per year' to Labour's welfare cuts, leading charity warns

HUNDREDS of thousands of Scots face losing £500 every year as a result of Labour’s cuts to disability and sickness benefits ...

The National (Scotland)

Ministers on ‘resignation watch list’ over benefit cuts, Harman reveals

There are fears more than 100 Labour MPs could rebel against the welfare cuts

The Independent UK

Government warned of harsh impact of PIP and Universal Credit cuts

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Starmer’s welfare cuts will see 340,000 more people in poverty than previously predicted, charity warns

340,000 more people in disabled households could face hunger and hardship by the end of the decade, new report says

The Independent UK

Food bank usage is down in Scotland – but ministers say there's more to do

THE number of families with children receiving emergency food parcels in Scotland has dropped, new figures show, though the Scottish Government has…

The National (Scotland)

Food bank demand up by half in five years as charity urges Labour to act

“A whole generation” has now grown up in the UK while food banks are the norm, charity chief says

The Independent UK

Charity urges action on hardship as food bank demand up by half in five years

The latest figure of 2,885,086 is a 51% rise on 1,909,345 parcels given out in the year to March 2020.

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Labour’s benefit cuts will cost UK economy billions, charity says

Trussell report finds that higher levels of poverty mean Britain is losing out on £38bn a year of potential output

The Guardian - UK

Stanley Tucci and Brian Cox join calls for Labour U-turn on ‘shameful’ welfare cuts

Holywood stars Stanley Tucci and Brian Cox are among celebrities who have united to speak out against the UK Government’s proposals to slash…

The National (Scotland)

‘Stain on this country’: celebrities condemn cuts to UK disability benefits

Actors including Stephen Fry and Brian Cox criticise plan that will remove support for more than 1 million people

The Guardian - UK

Stanley Tucci and Stephen Fry call on Starmer to rethink ‘shameful’ benefit cuts

Keir Starmer has insisted the current system is ‘morally and economically indefensible’

The Independent UK

Celebrities call for rethink of ‘shameful’ Government welfare cuts

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that the current system is ‘morally and economically indefensible’.

Evening Standard

Labour's benefits cuts risk disabled people turning to food banks, charity warns

Labour's "cruel" benefits cuts risk disabled people being forced to turn to food banks, an anti-poverty charity has warned ...

The National (Scotland)

How to support a charity at Christmas … it’s a gift that just keeps on giving

With more people in need this festive season, charities, too, are appealing for extra help

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Almost half of Britons experience loneliness at Christmas – survey

Some 36% of Britons will be spending this Christmas apart from loved ones, the poll for Vodafone found.

The Independent UK

Food bank demand dips but numbers still needing help branded ‘heartbreaking’

More than a quarter of a million people were referred to food banks in the Trussell network for the first time between April and September.

The Guardian - UK

‘We were a bit naive about privacy’: LadBaby on blackmail, backlash – and their Christmas No 1s

They are the couple who became pop stars and anti-poverty campaigners, fundraising for food banks with their songs about sausage rolls. Then came threats so extreme the anti-terror police stepped in ...

The Guardian - UK

More than 1m households to get £420 budget boost in universal credit change

Exclusive: move will cap amount that can be deducted from benefit payments to repay short-term loans and debts

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Liam Payne remembered for his 'compassion and kindness' by food bank charity

Tragic One Direction star Liam Payne has been remembered for his "compassion and kindness" by a food bank charity in the UK after he made a "personal, long-term commitment" to support the organisation's work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

How many people in the UK are in ‘hunger and hardship’?

Food bank network Trussell has developed term to define deep poverty – but what does this mean, who is affected by it, and why?

The Guardian - UK

More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research finds

One million more people are in what Trussell charity defines as ‘hunger and hardship’ than five years ago

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.

The Guardian - UK

UK food bank charity reports record take-up amid cost of living crisis

Trussell Trust says it gave out nearly 3m food parcels in year and 750,000 people visited for first time

Daily Record

Scots pick up 200,000 food bank parcels a year in 'accelerating' poverty crisis

Trussell Trust figures show its Scottish network provided more than 197,000 food parcels to people facing financial hardship across the country from April 1 last year to March 21 this year.

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