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Huge cheers in Commons as two-child benefit cap scrapped

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The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

Top charity urges UK Government to 'follow Scotland' and ditch two-child cap

THE UK Government must “follow Scotland’s lead” and ditch the two-child benefit cap, a major charity has said after finding more than 14…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2025

Charity calls for action as 210,000 Scottish children found to be food insecure

The Trussell Trust has urged the Scottish Government to increase its flagship benefit, the Scottish child payment.

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025

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Food bank usage doubles in five years in London as experts warn of 'generational poverty'

London food bank manager calls for benefit system that is ‘fit for purpose’

Evening Standard · May 20, 2025

Labour benefit cuts 'to cost UK economy £38bn per year', expert report finds

Labour's cuts to benefits and welfare payments are costing the economy tens of billions in lost productivity every year, according to a new report…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 29, 2025

Quarter of Londoners are living in poverty, shocking report finds

Situation worse for children, with more than one in three living below poverty line, with highest rates recorded in Bethnal Green, Stepney, Stratford and Bow

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

AI was supposed to make the UK benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger.

A freedom of information request has revealed that an AI system used by the UK government for assessing benefits cases is apparently getting it wrong by a “statistically significant” amount. The admission to journalists at the Guardian emerged after a fairness analysis into universal credit claimants in February 2024. It…

The Conversation · Dec 10, 2024

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LadBaby star reveals he experienced ‘panic attacks’ due to backlash over Christmas songs

Internet personality Mark Hoyle also clarified his political stance after claims he supported the Conservatives

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

Number of Scots facing hunger and hardship at record levels, study finds

THE number of people in Scotland facing hunger and hardship has reached record levels, according to a report ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 9, 2024

The Guardian view on poverty in Britain: desperation in plain sight

Editorial: New Trussell Trust research is both alarming and shaming. Labour cannot defer action while waiting for an economic upturn

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024

Half of people receiving Universal Credit ran out of food in last month

NEARLY half of people in receipt of Universal Credit ran out of food in the last month, according to the latest figures from the Trussell Trust ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 3, 2024

Most working families on universal credit struggle to buy essentials, research shows

The Trussell Trust has called for urgent action after half of people on low-income benefits ran out of food in last month

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024

OPINION - London's quiet food revolution has warmed my heart despite all the division people sow

I’m not being funny but… The Trussell Trust counted 35 food banks in this country in 2010. In 2019 there were more than 1,300, and there’s probably far more now. We’ve become a nation of food banks and it’s not something to be proud of. We should be proud of…

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2024

‘Everyone has internet access now’: five digital poverty myths, busted

At its outset, the internet may have been seen as a ‘nice-to-have’ home luxury, however, in 2024 being digitally connected is an essential – those who aren’t online are being left behind …

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

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Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2024

OPINION - Can't we make it easier to donate actual food to a food bank?

Clearing out the kitchen cupboards isn’t normally grounds for accusations of sexual deviancy, but everyone has a breaking point. “Is this some kind of fetish?” my girlfriend asked, as I handed down perhaps the eight or ninth jar of poshed-up marmalade. More came. Alongside other stuff left over from Christmas…

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024

‘It’s not just giving out food parcels’: the volunteers helping families – photo essay

Photojournalist Sean Smith has spent the last 12 months documenting the Thurrock community that operates and uses some of the busiest Trussell Trust food banks in the country

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024

‘People haven’t woken up to the scale of this’: Gordon Brown on the UK’s child poverty scandal

A quarter of Britain’s children live below the poverty line. Near his Fife home, the former PM shows how charities help families and says this issue must be a priority for any government

Evening Standard · May 15, 2024

Record number of food bank handouts in London last year - up 171% in five years

A record number of emergency food parcels were handed out in London in the past year, statistics from the Trussell Trust show.

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024

Extension to support fund only a temporary fix for poorest families, warn charities

Six-month renewal of £800m scheme in England to help households facing hunger and destitution is ‘disappointing’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024

Jobcentres told to stop referring benefit claimants to food banks

DWP briefing says jobcentres should no longer issue ‘signposting slips’ over concerns about data privacy

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2023

How the Trussell Trust grew from a garden shed to 1,300 food banks

The trust, which ran one of England’s first food banks from a shed in Salisbury, distributed 3m food parcels last year

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2023

Mapped: Food banks brace for busiest winter on record

The Trussell Trust network have provided 543,635 food parcels for children from April to September this year

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2023

Inside a food bank at the busiest time of year, with a mother forced to eat children’s pizza crusts to get by

More than 1.5 million food parcels were provided by the Trussell Trust in the last six months, with record numbers using food banks amid rising energy costs, food price inflation and growing poverty, Jabed Ahmed writes

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

Tatty, naff and cheesy: why can’t Britain have a decent Christmas No 1?

Now that LadBaby has passed on the charity baton, let’s return to the days when real talents held sway. Like, erm, Mr Blobby and Benny Hill, writes Barbara Ellen

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2023

Sam Ryder 'speechless' as hidden song becomes contender for 2023 Christmas number one

The You're Christmas To Me singer also teased a collaboration with a South Korean artist as he begins work on album number two

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