foodbanks

January 10, 2020

New figures reveal the full scale of foodbank use in Scotland

A weakened social security system, low pay and insecure work are tightening the grip of poverty and forcing people to crisis point, says A Menu For Change.
November 16, 2019

Over a fifth of North West employees paid below real living wage

As many as one third of employees in some constituencies in the North West are paid below the real Living Wage rate, says the TUC.
November 13, 2019

Steepest increase in people needing foodbanks for five years

The Trussell Trust reports more people than ever are being forced to use food banks, with 94 per cent of them being destitute.
November 5, 2019

Landmark research shows households at food banks have only £50 a week to live on

The Trussell Trust's 2019 report reveal that the average weekly income people at food banks is only £50 after paying rent, and almost one in five have no money coming in at all in the month before being referred for emergency food.
October 16, 2019

Campaigners say act now to end UK hunger

Hunger in the UK is not about food, say campaigners, it is about money, and people not having enough of it.
September 19, 2019

The longer Universal Credit exists in an area, the higher the need for foodbanks, says new report

A new report from the Trussell Trust finds that the longer Universal Credit exists in an area, the higher the need for foodbanks.
September 9, 2019

Teaching assistants use their own money to help struggling parents, says union

Schools are also providing emergency supplies of groceries, with more than one in ten operating food banks for families.
September 5, 2019

The Spending Review - a continuing attack on the poorest households

Recently on Twitter, Rory Stewart MP was discussing a visit to a foodbank, and struggling to process the anger he encountered.
August 8, 2019

Government faces third legal challenge to Universal Credit migration arrangements

Solicitor says that despite losing two legal challenges, Amber Rudd is still seeking to short-change severely disabled people who have lost out on Universal Credit through no fault of their own.
July 26, 2019

Open letter to Boris Johnson from Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch identified five priority areas where rights are at risk, including the right to adequate food for people who are turning to foodbanks.