Campaigners have called for more action to be taken to help the one million people in Scotland living in poverty. The Poverty Alliance said that 230,000 children are included in
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Problems with Universal Credit are driving an increase in the number of emergency supplies handed out at food banks, new figures reveal. The Trussell Trust said its network provided 658,048
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A third of Scots have been left unable to afford food at some point in the last year, a survey has revealed. Research for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) found 33%
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Threats of food shortages are now the only way Theresa May can make her Brexit deal palatable, Lib Dems have heard. The damaging effects of a no-deal are being cynically
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A record number of emergency supplies were handed out by food banks in the past year, research has revealed. The Trussell Trust said its network distributed more than 1.3 million
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More than one in three working parents cannot afford to have regular meals, showing the “desperate choices” low paid families have to make, according to a new study. Research by
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There should be “mandatory minimum standards” for hospital food, Labour has said. Official NHS Digital data shows that in 2016/17 some hospitals in England are spending £3 on each patient
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Families with children are most likely to rely on food banks, making up half of those who use them, a new study reveals. Seven out of 10 families who receive
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A lack of essential nutrients is known to contribute to the onset of poor mental health in people suffering from anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and ADHD. Nutritional psychiatry
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Britain needs to go on a diet, a top health officials has said after it emerged that some of the nation’s children are eating the equivalent of an extra meal
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