Stanley Tucci and Stephen Fry call on Starmer to rethink ‘shameful’ benefit cuts Keir Starmer has insisted the current system is ‘morally and economically indefensible’ The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
Labour's benefits cuts risk disabled people turning to food banks, charity warns Labour's "cruel" benefits cuts risk disabled people being forced to turn to food banks, an anti-poverty charity has warned ... The National (Scotland) · Mar 19, 2025
How to support a charity at Christmas … it’s a gift that just keeps on giving With more people in need this festive season, charities, too, are appealing for extra help The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2024
Almost half of Britons experience loneliness at Christmas – survey Some 36% of Britons will be spending this Christmas apart from loved ones, the poll for Vodafone found. Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024
Food bank demand dips but numbers still needing help branded ‘heartbreaking’ More than a quarter of a million people were referred to food banks in the Trussell network for the first time between April and September. The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024
‘We were a bit naive about privacy’: LadBaby on blackmail, backlash – and their Christmas No 1s They are the couple who became pop stars and anti-poverty campaigners, fundraising for food banks with their songs about sausage rolls. Then came threats so extreme the anti-terror police stepped in ... The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024
More than 1m households to get £420 budget boost in universal credit change Exclusive: move will cap amount that can be deducted from benefit payments to repay short-term loans and debts The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024
Liam Payne remembered for his 'compassion and kindness' by food bank charity Tragic One Direction star Liam Payne has been remembered for his "compassion and kindness" by a food bank charity in the UK after he made a "personal, long-term commitment" to support the organisation's work during the COVID-19 pandemic. BANG Premier · Oct 17, 2024
How many people in the UK are in ‘hunger and hardship’? Food bank network Trussell has developed term to define deep poverty – but what does this mean, who is affected by it, and why? The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024
More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research finds One million more people are in what Trussell charity defines as ‘hunger and hardship’ than five years ago The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024
King’s Speech ‘did not offer any hope for people facing extreme hardship’ The Government must ‘step up and do something’ amid growing need among the public, the Trussell Trust’s Helen Barnard said. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
UK food bank charity reports record take-up amid cost of living crisis Trussell Trust says it gave out nearly 3m food parcels in year and 750,000 people visited for first time The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023
Scots pick up 200,000 food bank parcels a year in 'accelerating' poverty crisis Trussell Trust figures show its Scottish network provided more than 197,000 food parcels to people facing financial hardship across the country from April 1 last year to March 21 this year. Daily Record · Apr 27, 2022