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Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent

One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardship

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s hunger crisis laid bare as 14 million going without food because they can’t afford it

More than 1 in 4 children are living in homes where people are forced to skip or cut back on meals because of financial concerns, as campaigners warn the crisis should ‘shame the government to its core’

The Independent UK

More than a quarter of children in the UK are growing up hungry, research finds

The data comes ahead of the government’s strategy on child poverty, which is expected to be published this autumn

The Independent UK

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Mapped: Where families are going hungry in the UK as millions face food poverty

A rising number of families are being forced into hunger, a landmark report has found

The Independent UK

Charity calls for action as 210,000 Scottish children found to be food insecure

The Trussell Trust has urged the Scottish Government to increase its flagship benefit, the Scottish child payment.

The Independent UK

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

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Government warned of harsh impact of PIP and Universal Credit cuts

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The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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…

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The Guardian - UK

‘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

Evening Standard

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’.

The Independent 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 National (Scotland)

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 ...

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The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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?

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