Trussell Trust : End of year statistics for 2020-2021
Between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021, food banks in the Trussell Trust’s UK wide network distributed 2.5 million emergency food parcels to people in crisis, a 33% increase on the previous year.
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West Midlands food banks receive over 30,000 items after appeal
Central England Co-op launched a campaign to help support food banks after its’ food bank partners reported that they had seen donations drop. Since then there has been an inspiring community response.
‘A silver lining to the big, black cloud’: allotments during lockdown
On 24 March, UK allotment holders woke to a different world. Lockdown added new challenges but also new rewards. Many found new solace, sanctuary and community spirit over the course of the summer.
Coronavirus: Cases rise because people have ‘relaxed too much’
England’s deputy chief medical officer has said the rise in coronavirus cases is of great concern – that people had “relaxed too much” over the summer, urging young people in particular to stick to physical distancing rules.
Our nation faces a crucial fork in the road – we must choose the right path
What decision will we make? We can either choose to build the biggest and best lifeboats to sail people to safety – or risk many more being swept into destitution if we do not invest enough to keep them afloat.
Britain’s lockdown diaries expose gulf in wellbeing between the rich and the poor
A collection of lockdown diaries compiled by 50 Britons over 3 weeks reveals a bleak contrast between those who can afford to cope in the current crisis, and those struggling to feed their families.
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Guardian : Communities
- No increase in young adults living with parents after Covid, UK study finds
- NSW urged to build 5,000 new social housing units a year to boost industry and fight homelessness
- Civic life is under assault – theatres can play a vital role in restoring it | Dan Hutton
- Rural house prices in England and Wales rise twice as fast as in cities
- Bristol to build ‘gap homes’ on garage sites to tackle housing crisis
- Grenfell survivors accuse government of fire safety ‘Russian roulette’
- ‘Our kids need daylight’: families fight the towers leaving UK homes in shadow
- Police panels set up to scrutinise stop and search ‘lack diversity’