‘We’re terrified at what we’re seeing’: soaring demand
This time last year, Sarah (not her real name) was a regular donor to the food bank drop-off point outside her local Sainsbury’s. But in March 2021 she had to stop.
Category: Policy & Reform
Food lobby urges PM to back health bill to tackle obesity crisis
A large and eclectic coalition of greater than 100 companies and campaigners on well being is asking government to enshrine difficult meals objectives in legislation, as PM is to ditch anti-obesity measures.
Britain’s renters are neglected and cash-strapped
Britain’s prolonged house price boom, described on Wednesday by market analysts as “gravity-defying”, shows little sign of letting up. According to data released from Nationwide, average property values rose by 0.9% in November alone.
Treasury announces £85m for rough sleeper accommodation
An extra £85m has been announced by the Treasury to provide emergency accommodation for 5,400 rough sleepers who have been placed in hotels in England for the duration of the pandemic.
Our nation faces a 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.
Government urged to increase child benefit to help poorer UK families during pandemic
Three major anti-poverty charities are calling on the government to increase child benefits amid growing evidence that the coronavirus shutdown is disproportionately affecting poorer families.
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