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
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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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George Osborne has rejected claims his austerity programme while chancellor depleted the NHS as he suggested his cuts better prepared Britain to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The Conservative former MP
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Half of Scots are regularly skipping meals or going without essential foods to cope with the cost-of-living crisis, according to new research. A survey of more than 1,500 adults by
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Lost earnings due to long-term sickness are costing the UK economy billions, a think tank has said as it called for a new Health and Prosperity Act to tackle the
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Charities have expressed disappointment in the Government’s plan to tackle anti-social behaviour, calling it a “further criminalisation of vulnerable people”. Part of the proposals include targeting beggars causing a “nuisance”
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Food bank usage in Scotland and the north of England is the highest in the UK, according to official figures. The Family Resources Survey, published by the Department for Work
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The struggle to afford food has affected a quarter of households where an NHS or social care worker lives and more than a fifth where teachers or teaching assistants live,
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Thousands of needy families are to benefit from the donation of 400,000 household essentials through a new charity initiative supported by Amazon. Former prime minister Gordon Brown and Mayor of
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Record numbers of first-time callers worried about money and jobs contacted Samaritans for help last month. The charity said it had an average of 400 calls a day in February
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