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A new report scrutinises food supply chains, uncovering the true cost of our everyday shopping habits. The results are surprising: organic food is less expensive than you may think, while regular products are far too cheap.
Universal credit is the biggest change to our welfare system in 40 years. By the time it has been fully rolled out in 2022 it will potentially affect 8 million people across the UK. The rollout so far has been controversial, and fraught with difficulties.
A 30-year study published in Scientific Reports suggests that people who consume high amounts of sugar intake may be more likely to experience mental health problems, especially men.
The research, carried out at Oxford University, found many food bank users experiencing profound poverty and destitution, struggling to buy food and pay bills. Benefit changes are likely to drive up food bank use.
Foodbanks handed out more than 10 million meals last year. Figures from the Trussell Trust showed a 6.64% surge in its packages to families struggling with low wages, high living costs and welfare cuts.
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Prime Minister, Theresa May has been condemned for refusing to accept the government’s public sector pay freeze could be responsible for reports that NHS nurses are having to resort to using food banks.
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