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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

NHS trusts in England offer staff hardship grants amid cost of living crisis

St James's University Hospital
Staff at Leeds teaching hospitals trust can apply for a £500 hardship grant from its employee support fund. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

NHS trusts are giving their staff hardship grants, low-cost meals and money to buy their children’s school uniforms to help them cope with the deepening cost of living crisis.

Others have set up food banks, are subsidising public transport fares and advising hard-up frontline personnel how to access supermarket vouchers to help feed their families.

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