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Princess of Wales backs The Independent’s Christmas cost of living campaign

On The Breadline: ‘The money raised will make a real difference to communities and families’

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Charity choir event raises more than £20,000 for our Christmas appeal

On The Breadline: Event at Conduit Club helped raise money for families struggling with cost of living

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

‘We have gone back to survival of the fittest’: The centre helping parents through the cost of living crisis

On The Breadline: ‘It makes you wonder - are we actually going to be living through apocalyptic times,’ mother tells Thomas Kingsley

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Parents hit by bills crisis making ‘impossible choices between nappies and food’, charity warns

On The Breadline: ‘My daughter is having to deal with things way beyond her age. It breaks my heart,’ one mother tells campaigns editor David Cohen

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

The Childhood Trust partners with our Christmas cost of living campaign with £500,000 donation

On The Breadline: Donations for The Independent’s Christmas appeal hit £2.5m

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

On the Breadline: £500,000 boost from charity takes our cost of living appeal to £2.5m mark

‘We hoped things would improve after lockdown. But they are getting worse’

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022

Britain’s mental health faces ‘threat of pandemic proportions’ from cost of living crisis

Royal College of Psychiatrists says £300m is needed to fund and prepare mental health services for ‘unprecedented challenge’ ahead

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

Children self-harming and thinking about suicide because of cost of living

“When I feel hungry, I ask my mother if we have any food and then she'll tell me if there's enough money or not. If there isn’t then I just go in the cupboards and see if there's something and if there's a snack, then I'll just eat it and…

Wales Online · Jun 20, 2022

Children ‘self-harming due to UK’s cost of living crisis’

Millions of youngsters are ‘at breaking point’ and many are having suicidal thoughts, charity says

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

Children feeling suicidal down to cost of living crisis, report finds

Child poverty charity The Childhood Trust today revealed how children have been impacted by the ongoing cost of living crisis - being left having self-harming and suicidal thoughts due to money worries

Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2022