Food bank use rose a third during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Trussell Trust, which distributed a record 2.5 million parcels across the UK. The charity handed out 2,537,198
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The Scottish Child Payment will be doubled to £20 per week if the SNP are re-elected, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The SNP leader said tackling child poverty should be a
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The Duchess of Sussex has donated £10,000 to a community project tackling poverty, racism and social exclusion. Meghan (pictured) gave the money to Nottingham charity Himmah with funds from The
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Downing Street has said the contents of some free school meal food parcels sent to families are “completely unacceptable” and the Government is looking into the issue. It came as
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Trussell Trust food banks handed out a record 1.2 million emergency parcels in the six months to September, the charity reported. More than 470,000 of the supplies went to children,
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The debate over extending the free school meals scheme to help vulnerable children over the holidays is like “something out of Oliver Twist,” the Children’s Commissioner for England has said.
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England football star Marcus Rashford vowed to keep campaigning to extend free school meals over the holidays after MPs voted against the measure. The Manchester United player told politicians to
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The Government’s inaction on food poverty is condemning many children to a life of ill health and costing the NHS billions, a committee report has found. The way Britain produces,
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Around 4.5 million people are experiencing the deepest levels of poverty in the UK and have been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a commission has found. The proportion of
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England footballer Marcus Rashford has said he is “grateful” that Boris Johnson made a U-turn to provide free school meal vouchers to eligible pupils over the summer holidays. The Manchester
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