All news on the topic: Food banks

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Gordon Brown launches London’s first ‘multibank’ amid UK child poverty fears
The ex-PM is opening the new facility supplying food and basic necessities against a backdrop of concerns for the wellbeing of children over the summer holidays
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Child asked her mum 'horrific' question after she lost her business and partner
Lowri is just one of the Brits now using foodbanks, as research by the Trussell Trust shows they're often used by people who are carers, who are disabled, are single parents or are in insecure work
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One in three parents feel ashamed as they skip meals - to feed their kids
Others are left feeling sad, embarrassed, and even angry, as half of mums and dads blame rising costs for struggling to feed their whole family
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Emma Thompson signs open letter calling for rise in Universal Credit basic rate
It comes as almost three million emergency food parcels were distributed last year by anti-poverty charity, The Trussell Trust
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Schoolboy who launched food bank from garden shed opens 'present bank' for Xmas
Heroic schoolboy Isaac Winfield charmed the nation when he opened a food bank during the pandemic, and now he has expanded his giving to include a 'present bank' for kids missing out this Xmas
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Woman, 90, forced to take hour-long bus journey to food bank every week
Across the country, food banks are preparing for a busy winter with the Trussell Trust getting ready to offer more than a million emergency food parcels over the coming three months
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Teacher sobs in class as boy's heartbreaking food question shows stark reality
The little boy's situation inspired the heartbroken teacher's school to start a new scheme to stop other pupils going hungry. She burst into tears after the young lad's sad confession
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Charles settles royal mystery with incredible gesture on outing to food bank
King Charles was joined by Queen Camilla as they travelled to a food distribution project in Oxfordshire today to launch his Coronation Food Project - and there he met a Big Issue seller
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Record foodbank demand - and it's about to get even worse as winter arrives
Britain’s biggest foodbank network, the Trussell Trust, has given out a record 1.5million emergency parcels in just six months, and warned winter will get even worse
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'Shame on Rishi Sunak for rewarding bankers but leaving million kids destitute'
The damage Tory ­governments have done to this country is immeasurable, says Brian Reade, and as the PM scraps the cap on bankers' bonuses while hundreds of thousands still rely on foodbanks, he hopes voters will remember the pain and Sunak's priorities
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'No-one in the world needs a food waste bin. Just eat your damned dinner'
With a government announcement that every household in England will get a food waste bin, Fleet Street Fox argues humanity is doomed if it doesn't stop throwing away grub
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Foodbanks set for worst winter as parcels to be given out 'every eight seconds'
The Trussell Trust expects to hand out more than a million aid packages to hungry people over the three months from December to February as the cost-of-living crisis bites
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Sunak confronted over OAP forced to choose between giving up dog and foodbank
The Prime Minister was tackled over the heartbreaking decision faced by dog-lover Bill Martin, 80, when his pet fell ill over the summer and needed an operation
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Foodbank heartache as two in five lowest-paid workers forced to rely on handouts
Grim research shows how 39% of people earning less than the Real Living Wage of £10.90 an hour turned to foodbanks in the past month amid the cost-of-living crisis
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SAS soldiers are relying on food banks to feed families in cost of living crisis
Other military personnel are also taking second jobs alongside their military duties to help them pay bills, working as delivery drivers and in McDonald's at weekends
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Foodbanks brace for 'calamitous' winter as cost-of-living crisis bites
The Independent Food Aid Network has revealed the findings of its latest survey showing how charities fear for the coming months as donations plummet and stocks run out
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My food bank diary - solo mum pushed back into poverty by cost of living crisis
Deborah, not her real name, is a mum-of-five who has found herself turning once again to food banks this summer to make sure her kids get fed as one of millions of Brits struggling to put enough food on the table
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Cost of living sees shoplifting soar by 75% - check crime rates in your area
Desperate Brits are resorting to pinching essentials as data shows police saw as much as a 75% hike in shoplifting reports - use our interactive map to see how your area was affected
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Charities blast top Tory who suggested struggling people choose to use foodbanks
Foodbank leaders blasted the suggestion from Veterans Affairs Minister Johnny Mercer after he suggested people opted to use foodbanks for budgeting reasons
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Tears of single mum using her dad's bank card for food as 1 in 7 Brits go hungry
The Trussell Trust released the grim findings, which found 14% of the population struggled to put meals on the table last year, meaning more than 11 million people went hungry due to lack of cash
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Food bank set up during Covid is lifeline for 400 people who can't afford to eat
Worker at the facility in West Yorkshire says: 'We get people from across the world, Australia, America, seeing our social media and sending money. They can’t believe this is happening in England'
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Bid to end foodbank use by 2030 reaches Commons amid growing calls for action
Scottish National Party MP Chris Stephens will outline plans to make them redundant by the end of the decade, after the Trussell Trust reported record demand
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Supermarket bosses hauled into No10 as inflation rips through family budgets
The crunch showdown comes as the Lib Dems revealed figures showing how customers are still being hit in the wallet even when production costs fall
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Woman struggles to afford rent for pet food bank after feeding 16,000 meals
Tyesha Muncaster, 24, set up a pet food bank to help struggling owners amid the cost of living crisis last year - now she says her £100 monthly rent for storage is becoming a worry
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Heartbreaking photo shows food bank completely bare as it makes emergency appeal
Demand usually peaks during school holidays because many children miss out on the free school meal they would get during the day, which has a detrimental impact
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