Downing Street has said the contents of some free school meal food parcels sent to families are âcompletely unacceptableâ and the Government is looking into the issue. It came as
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More than a quarter of a million adults and children in England are homeless and living in temporary accommodation during the pandemic, according to a new report. Standing at 253,000,
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The founder of The Big Issue has described 2020 as âthe worst of all yearsâ but also a year of great social kindness, as vendors prepare to return to the
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Six million people will lose out if the Government becomes the first since the Great Depression to cut unemployment benefits during a crisis, Labour has claimed. MPs heard that 5.8
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Millions of families on Universal Credit are facing âagonising uncertaintyâ after the Governmentâs spending review did not address calls for benefit increases to be extended, charities have warned. Since April
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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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A new study examining alcohol use by asylum seekers has found long waiting times for claims to be determined, together with social isolation and poverty, can contribute to problem drinking.
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The debate over extending the free school meals scheme to help vulnerable children over the holidays is like âsomething out of Oliver Twist,â the Childrenâs 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 Governmentâs âtwo-child limitâ for welfare payments will cause âdeep and inescapable child povertyâ, the UKâs highest court has been told. It âfails to recognise children as deserving of social
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