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Trussell Trust

Food banks give out file 3.1million emergency parcels in only one 12 months

The UK's largest food bank network gave emergency support to over three million people last year - the highest number on record.The Trussell Trust said the number is almost double that of five years with a massive 94% increase in a figure…

‘Rich just get richer while poor have to accept being poorer’

Henry Griffiths

Life must be feeling like one big, slap-up grouse supper right now for the rich. Recent budget changes mean you can pump millions into your retirement nest egg without paying extra tax, property prices are rising – and with interest rates…

Fifth of struggling Brits benefitted from donated food in cost-of-living crisis

Henry Griffiths

A fifth of Brits have “benefitted” from foodbanks or meals which have been donated, according to research seen by the Mirror. A study lays bare the scale of hunger gripping Britain as families battle the cost-of-living crisis and soaring…

Universal Credit ‘at least £35 too low for buying essentials’ government told

Henry Griffiths

Universal Credit payments are well short of the amount needed for people to afford essentials, two of the UK’s most prominent anti-poverty organisations warn. Joint research released today by the Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree…