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Asda launches national food bank drive encouraging shoppers to give

Asda has had customer collection food trolleys since 2018

Wales Online

Food parcel distribution across Dumfries and Galloway reaches record levels

More than 5,000 parcels were given out through The Trussell Trust's network last year - nearly 1,500 were for children

Daily Record

Three million food parcels a year is ‘a bloodstain on our broken economy'

In 2013, no one had heard of Daniel Blake yet. Now the North East, where the 2016 film shone a light on austerity, is a 'hot spot' for food parcels

Daily Mirror

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Kettle boxes, queues outside the door and eating cold beans - crisis at food banks as demand reaches record high

The Trussell Trust distributed 138,347 aid packages in Greater Manchester in the year to March - a 95 per cent increase over five years.

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Cold beans and kettle boxes

Emergency food parcels double as families struggle to make ends meet PLUS The museum becoming a holiday let

Manchester Evening News

How food banks work and who can use them as common questions answered

With more and more people using food banks, here's a quick guide that details everything you need to know about them.

Daily Record

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

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'Tory rule' sees record number of emergency food parcels delivered across UK

THE SNP have condemned a record rise in emergency food parcels in the UK, saying it is a direct consequence of “Tory rule”...

The National (Scotland)

Cost of Living Crisis: More than 95 children a day received an emergency food parcel last year

The Trussell Trust has released a report showing the past year has been the busiest ever for its foodbanks in Northern Ireland

Belfast Live

Pressure cooker situation for food banks as emergency parcels hit record high

More than 760,000 people used a food bank in the Trussell Trust’s UK-wide network for the first time in the year to March.

The Independent UK

How do food banks work and who can access them?

Food banks will often provide additional support or signposting to services including debt advice, mental health support and benefits guidance.

The Independent UK

Food banks supported 800,000 UK children in 2021-22, data shows

One-fifth of UK population was in relative poverty after first year of pandemic, when support measures scrapped

The Guardian - UK

Glasgow Deliveroo customers donate over 27,000 meals to help food banks

Over 11,000 customers in the city have donated through the app since April 2022 in a bid to help tackle poverty by joining forces with the Trussell Trust.

Glasgow Live

'Foodbank trolleys in shops are getting emptier and emptier - things need to change'

Anna Morell, who works for Disability Rights UK, explains how changes to benefits and benefit systems since 2008 have meant that Disabled people have lost payments of around £1,200 on average each year

Daily Mirror

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Nottingham Post

DWP Universal Credit payments could rise to £120 a week under new plan

Almost 1.3m food parcels were given out between April 2022 and September 2022, and 90% of low-income households on Universal Credit are regularly going without essentials.

Liverpool Echo

Universal Credit could rise to at least £120 a week under new plan

It comes as the cost of living hits low-income families hard

The Independent UK

Shop prices hit record high – again – and show no signs of falling

Food prices continue to rise despite overall inflation cooling in recent months

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Five numbers that explain Britain’s broken welfare system

In today’s newsletter: A new report reveals just how hard it is to get by on universal credit. So what’s the solution?

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The Guardian - UK

UK benefits fall short of minimum living cost by £140 a month, charities say

Exclusive: research shows universal credit allowance far below cost of food, energy and essentials

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s dehumanising, horrible’: the food bank volunteer living on the breadline

Ben says he is ‘fairly privileged’, as for many it is no longer a question of heating or eating because they cannot afford either

Daily Mirror

'I spent two days without my phone, it was one of the hardest thing I've ever done'

Emmie Killin grew up with mobile phones and social media, and never knew a life that wasn't inundated with technology, so she decided to abstain for the weekend and was left feeling scared and alone

Wales Online

'I tried going two days without using a phone, it was hardest thing I've done'

Emmie, 21, says there was one thing she enjoyed about her 48 hours away from modern tech

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: record number of households in UK depending on food banks

Revealed: almost 90% of food banks see increased demand, as organisers fear having to cut support or turn people away

Bristol Post

Glastonbury 2023 tickets being sold on eBay in 'rare' auction

The bidding war is set to last for just one week starting today

Wales Online

Over half of UK adults would 'barely communicate' if they didn't own a phone, study finds

People can only manage for around five hours without reaching for their devices, according to research

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