Before the coronavirus pandemic, more than one in five people in the UK lived in poverty according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation UK poverty report for 2020/21. A fifth of the population, live in poverty.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s (JRF) report Going without: deepening poverty in the UK, warns that not being able to afford food, heat homes and pay bills is now becoming normalised in the UK.
The Trussell Trust calls for governments at all levels across the UK to use their powers and take urgent action now to strengthen our social security system, so it keeps up with the true cost of living.
An avalanche of evidence shows the human cost of surging prices and the falling value of pay, benefits and pensions. It reflects millions of people facing cold, hunger, fear, illness – and possibly death.
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.
A food bank said it is running low on donations as demand is rising due to the pandemic and people’s financial worries. Worcester food bank said it gave food parcels to 987 people in September.
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