poverty

A growing number of people cannot afford to buy food, say food aid organisations in a letter to the Prime Minister.

The way Britain produces, manufactures, sells and consumes food is a barrier to healthy eating, hitting the poorest hardest, a group of Peers has said.

The COVID-19 crisis hit after the weakest decade of growth in incomes since comparable records began. Years of stalled productivity and poor earnings growth, and deep cuts to working-age benefits had been a further drag on the living standards of many lower-income households.

The National Education Union has written to the Prime Minister outlining its proposals for a National Education Recovery Plan.