Chancellor Rachel Reeves does not “recognise” reports suggesting that ministers are looking at reducing the number of children in England who receive free school meals. Ms Reeves is expected to
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The Scottish Government has been urged to act as a charity claimed 16% of pensioners are at risk of malnutrition. Research by older people’s charity Food Train looked at the
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The number of people in Scotland facing hunger and hardship has reached record levels, according to a report. Research by the anti-poverty charity Trussell found that 670,000 Scots – including
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Vulnerable households face a support “cliff edge” when dedicated funding expires next month, councils have warned. The Household Support Grant, which is provided to those struggling with basic costs for
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Labour has pledged an “ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty” but has faced criticism for not vowing to scrap a Conservative policy long-blamed for keeping children in such a situation.
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The number of emergency food parcels handed out across the UK in a single year has reached its highest level, at more than three million. The Trussell Trust food bank
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Schools have increasingly stepped in as a fourth emergency service and are now the biggest source of charitable food and household aid for families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, a
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Social workers on the front line have described “Dickensian” conditions as some families choose between heating and eating, according to a union survey. Professionals in the sector are “all too
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Former prime minister Gordon Brown has launched a new charity project in Wales to help support families in poverty. Cwtch Mawr – Welsh for “big hug” – the country’s first
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More than 170 councils have urged the Chancellor to provide more money for vulnerable people struggling with the cost of living when he announces his Budget this week, warning that
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