Food poverty
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
The UK’s rate of food poverty is among the worst in Europe. As the pandemic makes it harder for people to afford to eat, we explain what you need to know about the country’s growing hunger crisis
Free school meals: Everything you need to know
Free school meals: Everything you need to know
We outline free school meals eligibility, how much it costs, how children can access them, and how lockdown has affected kids’ school lunches
Cost of living crisis: Three quarters of Britons worried about rising cost of food, study finds
Cost of living crisis: Three quarters of Britons worried about rising cost of food, study finds
One in six people are now relying on food banks to get by, up from one in 10 in 2021.
‘It’s expensive to be poor’: How the cost of living crisis has impacted food prices
‘It’s expensive to be poor’: How the cost of living crisis has impacted food prices
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Inside the homeless soup kitchen asking Nicola Sturgeon for a helping hand
Soup kitchen says it’s feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
Soup kitchen says it’s feeding young children every night as cost of living crisis hits
‘Your couriers have to use food banks’: Deliveroo accused of hypocrisy over Trussell Trust partnership
‘Your couriers have to use food banks’: Deliveroo accused of hypocrisy over Trussell Trust partnership
‘These people have been failed’: A day in the life of a food bank coping with crisis
‘These people have been failed’: A day in the life of a food bank coping with crisis
Food bank users will continue to struggle until benefits are raised to meet the cost of living
Food bank users will continue to struggle until benefits are raised to meet the cost of living
A CO2 shortage and higher phone bills are the latest cost of living pressures
A CO2 shortage and higher phone bills are the latest cost of living pressures
More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending ‘mass homelessness crisis’
More than 50 organisations call on government to prevent impending ‘mass homelessness crisis’
Universal credit cut: What £20 can get you in a supermarket
Universal credit cut: What £20 can get you in a supermarket
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Onjali Raúf: ‘Kids are hyper-aware of the issues facing the world’
Onjali Raúf: ‘Kids are hyper-aware of the issues facing the world’
Right to Food Day: Campaigners’ push for National Food Strategy inclusion
Right to Food Day: Campaigners’ push for National Food Strategy inclusion
Jamie Oliver: ‘Marcus Rashford has done a brilliant job’
Jamie Oliver: ‘Marcus Rashford has done a brilliant job’
Hairy Biker Si King releases charity single to raise money for food banks
Hairy Biker Si King releases charity single to raise money for food banks
Ian Byrne: The MP uniting football and political rivals on a right to food
Ian Byrne: The MP uniting football and political rivals on a right to food
‘Is it fair people go hungry? No’ Marcus Rashford backs Right to Food cause
‘Is it fair people go hungry? No’ Marcus Rashford backs Right to Food cause
Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge launch Health Start vouchers cooking scheme
Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge launch Health Start vouchers cooking scheme
Football fans ‘terrified’ of Super League impact on food banks
Football fans ‘terrified’ of Super League impact on food banks
Newcastle backs Right To Food campaign to ‘end the scandal’ of poverty
Newcastle backs Right To Food campaign to ‘end the scandal’ of poverty
Jay Blades lived on ‘one tomato a day’ as a struggling teen
Jay Blades lived on ‘one tomato a day’ as a struggling teen
Concerns over pupil hunger as one in five UK schools start food bank
Concerns over pupil hunger as one in five UK schools start food bank
‘Toast is king’: The breakfast scheme making sure all kids are fed
‘Toast is king’: The breakfast scheme making sure all kids are fed
‘Devastating’ photo of Glasgow food queue shows ‘need for action’
‘Devastating’ photo of Glasgow food queue shows ‘need for action’
Glasgow food queue: ‘If I didn’t come here I’d have nothing’
Glasgow food queue: ‘If I didn’t come here I’d have nothing’
Viral photo of freezing soup kitchen queue branded a ‘national failure’
Viral photo of freezing soup kitchen queue branded a ‘national failure’
Marcus Rashford: ‘Everybody can play a role in combatting child food poverty’
Marcus Rashford: ‘Everybody can play a role in combatting child food poverty’
How LadBaby’s songs about sausage rolls have shined a light on food poverty
How LadBaby’s songs about sausage rolls have shined a light on food poverty
Marcus Rashford: ‘We all have a duty to protect our vulnerable’
