Labour has set a dramatic target to halve food bank use a year after Jeremy Corbyn enters Downing Street. And the party will aim to end the need for food banks completely within just three years of office.
Human Rights Watch have released a new investigative report which says that tens of thousands of families in England have been left without enough food to eat, apparently because of Government welfare cuts.
“It’s not easy for someone to ask for help and it’s not easy for someone to say ‘I can’t feed myself’.” Those are the words of one worker at a food bank in Essex. She sees people walk in every day in a desperate situation.
As the constitutional battle intensifies, public services are becoming collateral damage. The Brexit frenzy, combined with preparations for a general election, has torpedoed any semblance of financial stability.
On 15 May, the Government started making it harder for couples to claim Pension Credit and Parkinson’s UK estimate it could impact on hundreds of people with Parkinson’s. Many will see a loss of around £7,300 a year.
A photo taken by the Liverpool Echo emerged in February that showed a skeletal Stephen Smith sitting in a hospital gown, his spine protruding from his six-stone frame. He had just had his disability benefits stopped.
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