Social Justice
Donations are down and customers are up – food banks say they are at crisis point
Donations are down and customers are up – food banks say they are at crisis point
Forget budgeting, food education and working more – people in poverty need adequate money, says food bank manager Charlotte White.
Inflation is at a 40-year high – and it’s hitting the poorest people hardest
Inflation is at a 40-year high – and it’s hitting the poorest people hardest
Soaring energy costs have seen inflation hit 9 per cent, but analysts say for the poorest households it’s more like 10.9 per cent – because they spend more of their budget on fuel.
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘MPs’ comments do not relate in any way to what we see’
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘MPs’ comments do not relate in any way to what we see’
Food bank users are actively looking for food to cook and struggle with low pay, no matter what MPs say, writes Charlotte White.
Petition signed by 145,000 people forces MPs to debate including trans conversion therapy in ban
Petition signed by 145,000 people forces MPs to debate including trans conversion therapy in ban
Eat your pets, and other innovative ways to get through the cost of living crisis
Eat your pets, and other innovative ways to get through the cost of living crisis
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Jake Daniels’ coming out is a ‘huge step forward’ but abuse remains an issue, say LGBTQ+ fans
Jake Daniels’ coming out is a ‘huge step forward’ but abuse remains an issue, say LGBTQ+ fans
Expanded stop and search powers will lead to ‘more criminalisation of Black people’, groups warn
Expanded stop and search powers will lead to ‘more criminalisation of Black people’, groups warn
Martin Lewis: ‘I can’t shut up because there really are lives at stake’
Martin Lewis: ‘I can’t shut up because there really are lives at stake’
A charity is taking the Home Office to court over a ‘dangerous’ women’s detention centre
A charity is taking the Home Office to court over a ‘dangerous’ women’s detention centre
Disabled people are ‘being hit harder by the cost of living crisis’
Disabled people are ‘being hit harder by the cost of living crisis’
A food charity has shut down claims from a Tory MP that people in poverty can’t cook
A food charity has shut down claims from a Tory MP that people in poverty can’t cook
Government told to act as Ukraine refugees at risk of human trafficking
Government told to act as Ukraine refugees at risk of human trafficking
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Employers are signing up to pay the ‘real living wage’ at a record rate
Employers are signing up to pay the ‘real living wage’ at a record rate
Tory MP claims people use food banks because they can’t cook or budget properly
Tory MP claims people use food banks because they can’t cook or budget properly
Boris Johnson criticised for saying male refugees are ‘queue jumping’ ahead of women and children
Boris Johnson criticised for saying male refugees are ‘queue jumping’ ahead of women and children
1 in 10 people in Wales have no access to public transport
1 in 10 people in Wales have no access to public transport
The government says the cost of living crisis is ‘top priority’ – but has offered no new support
The government says the cost of living crisis is ‘top priority’ – but has offered no new support
Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into ‘destitution’, charities warn
Universal credit switchover risks pushing people into ‘destitution’, charities warn
Families are pawning their belongings to pay for food as the cost of living rises
Families are pawning their belongings to pay for food as the cost of living rises
One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table
One in five households with children are struggling to put food on the table
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘The situation is becoming more and more desperate’
Diary of a food bank manager: ‘The situation is becoming more and more desperate’
Long Covid cases 50% higher in most deprived households than in the richest
Long Covid cases 50% higher in most deprived households than in the richest
Elsie is no exception – millions of pensioners are ‘scared silly’ about cost of living crisis
Elsie is no exception – millions of pensioners are ‘scared silly’ about cost of living crisis
Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda
Charities are taking legal action against the government over its plans to send refugees to Rwanda
Boris Johnson boasts about his Freedom Pass after being told pensioner rides bus all day to keep warm
Boris Johnson boasts about his Freedom Pass after being told pensioner rides bus all day to keep warm
How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth
How a stationery company is helping disadvantaged women rediscover their self-worth
A broadband provider is calling for an end to exit fees and price hikes
A broadband provider is calling for an end to exit fees and price hikes
Universal credit switch will leave up to 900,000 benefit claimants worse off
Universal credit switch will leave up to 900,000 benefit claimants worse off
‘A national emergency’: The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising
‘A national emergency’: The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising
What could the government do to fix the cost of living crisis?
What could the government do to fix the cost of living crisis?
Priti Patel’s ‘refugee pushback’ policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review
