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‘You wake up wondering where your next meal is coming from’: UK food bank crisis is only getting worse

Last time the Observer visited St Andrew’s church in London, we heard how paying bills was difficult. Now, even with the warmer weather, nothing has got easier

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2023

Food bank Britain: five months on the frontline of the new emergency service

The people who depend on the food bank in one affluent area of London tell their stories of struggle and solidarity, revealing the daily reality of the cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022

UK’s most vulnerable missing out on energy bill support due to confusing systems

Charity warns of ‘significant risk’ that those on old prepayment meters will be unable to redeem vouchers offering £400 discount

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022

‘I have to choose between food and heat’: demand soars at food bank in Tory-held Wandsworth

As the cost of living crisis deepens, the queue of people in Earlsfield needing food and essentials grows

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022

Local elections: ‘It’s Partygate versus low council taxes’

The Tories have held Wandsworth for more than four decades, but Boris Johnson’s lockdown woes and the cost of living crisis threaten to tip the balance towards Labour

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2022

Boy, 14, taken to hospital after fainting from hunger at food bank

He received medial attention after banging his head but is now doing 'OK' at home in London

Wales Online · Mar 27, 2022