The Latest Breaking News from Trussell

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

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