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Former Prime Minister warns of public health crisis amid a ‘poverty epidemic’

By Alan Jones, Reporter8th February 2024News England

The cost-of-living crisis is developing into a public health crisis amid a “poverty epidemic”, former prime minister Gordon Brown is warning. He released research suggesting that almost four million people

Blunkett warns against ‘deception of worst order’ over threat to vulnerable family crisis fund

By Abbie Llewelyn, Reporter30th January 2024News England

Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned the Government against “deception of the worst order” as a crisis fund for councils hangs in the balance. The Labour peer (pictured) argued

Rising poverty among families is greatest concern for health visitors, new research finds

By Aine Fox, Reporter18th January 2024News England

Increasing poverty is the cause of greatest concern to health visitors according to research, which found the vast majority reported a rise in the number of families affected by the

Food banks see tens of thousands of first-time users as parcels hit record high

By Aine Fox, Reporter8th November 2023News England

Food banks have given out a record 1.5 million emergency parcels in a six-month period, including for tens of thousands of first-time users, in statistics described as “extremely alarming”. The

Brighton food banks fear closure amid soaring costs and demand, report finds

By Anahita Hossein-Pour, Reporter26th October 2023News England

Emergency food providers in Brighton and Hove fear being forced to close in the next six months due to soaring demand amid the cost-of-living crisis, a report has revealed. Food

Families with children most likely to suffer cost-of-living hardship – study

By Jonathan Bunn, Reporter18th October 2023News England

Families with children are more likely than other households to suffer serious financial hardship and mental health problems as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, research has found. The study

Cost of living crisis has resulted in children sleeping on floor amid ‘bed poverty’ – survey

By Aine Fox, Reporter29th September 2023News England

The cost-of-living crisis has led to “bed poverty” where children in the UK end up sleeping on old mattresses on the floor because families are having to prioritise money for

Harder now than any point in last 50 years for poor to move up wealth ladder – IFS

By Aine Fox, Reporter7th September 2023News England

People born into poorer families could be finding it more difficult than at any point in the last 50 years to move up the wealth ladder, researchers have suggested. Parental

Food bank use is a personal choice, suggests Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer

By Patrick Daly, Aine Fox and Sophie Wingate, Reporters4th July 2023News England

A Government minister has said it is “not correct” that people are forced to use food banks as he suggested relying on free handouts is a personal choice. Veterans Minister

One in seven in UK faced hunger due to lack of money, research suggests

By Aine Fox, Reporter28th June 2023News England

One in seven people in the UK faced hunger in the last year due to a lack of money, new research has suggested, with ethnic minorities, disabled people and carers

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Former Prime Minister warns of public health crisis amid a ‘poverty epidemic’

Rising poverty among families is greatest concern for health visitors, new research finds

Food banks see tens of thousands of first-time users as parcels hit record high

Brighton food banks fear closure amid soaring costs and demand, report finds

Families with children most likely to suffer cost-of-living hardship – study

Cost of living crisis has resulted in children sleeping on floor amid ‘bed poverty’ – survey

Harder now than any point in last 50 years for poor to move up wealth ladder – IFS

Food bank use is a personal choice, suggests Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer

One in seven in UK faced hunger due to lack of money, research suggests

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

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Tag: Food Poverty

Former Prime Minister warns of public health crisis amid a ‘poverty epidemic’

Blunkett warns against ‘deception of worst order’ over threat to vulnerable family crisis fund

Rising poverty among families is greatest concern for health visitors, new research finds

Food banks see tens of thousands of first-time users as parcels hit record high

Brighton food banks fear closure amid soaring costs and demand, report finds

Families with children most likely to suffer cost-of-living hardship – study

Cost of living crisis has resulted in children sleeping on floor amid ‘bed poverty’ – survey

Harder now than any point in last 50 years for poor to move up wealth ladder – IFS

Food bank use is a personal choice, suggests Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer

One in seven in UK faced hunger due to lack of money, research suggests