All news on the topic: Trussell Trust

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Over half of universal credit recipients have run out of food, survey finds
More than two-fifths are behind with one household bill or more, according to the survey.
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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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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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I tried to buy a Christmas dinner with my DWP bonus - it was a disaster
Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey looks at how much the 'penny pinching' government are paying out this Christmas and what you can actually buy from the cheapest supermarkets for just £10
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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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How a visit to your Post Office can help tackle poverty this winter
Tackling poverty and hunger in your community can begin with a trip to your local Post Office
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LadBaby scrap Christmas single for first time in five years and share confession
The comedy music duo, consisting of husband and wife Mark and Roxanne Hoyle, have dominated the charts every Christmas for the past five years - but won't be releasing a song in 2023
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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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Children's charities warn Government to raise benefits in line with inflation
Children's charities have urged the Government to raise benefits at least in line with the latest inflation figures to help families whose finances are being 'pushed to the brink'
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Families on Universal Credit face losing up to £1,200 as Tories threaten cut
Government ministers have cast doubt on whether payments will go up in April in-line with inflation - despite warnings millions of families will pay a 'heavy price'
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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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'I find it depressing that some families cannot afford to feed their children'
The latest instalment of Love Island legend Amy Hart's daily updates from Labour party conference in Liverpool as Keir Starmer set out his stall ahead of election
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Typical Brit uses the internet to complete 90 tasks a DAY, study finds
Some of the top tasks that require online access include managing finances, replying to emails, and shopping, according to the research
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Over 1.5 million UK homes currently living without data connection, report shows
To highlight the issue, Katie Piper has created the world's first “infinite” children's e-book - shining a light on the importance of digital connectivity for kids
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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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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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Cadbury brings back fan favourite sweet treat after nine-year absence
Chocolatier Cadbury has a very special announcement - one of its most popular products is making a huge comeback, nine years after it was discontinued and pulled from supermarket shelves
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'Kids shouldn't go hungry - Jamie Oliver knows what must be done to remedy this'
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is calling for the Government to end food poverty by giving schoolchildren free meals during the holidays - this national scandal must end
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Jamie Oliver urges Government to give children free school meals in the holidays
Jamie Oliver says the Government must act now as a survey shows one in four secondary schoolchildren know someone their age who regularly skips meals and goes hungry
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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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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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Money expert's dire warning over 2% inflation drop - 'it changes nothing'
Inflation has dropped by two per cent, heralding a long-waited change in the right direction, but Tom Francis, head of advice from Octopus Money, has warned that it is far from the beginning of the end
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'Rich just get richer while poor have to accept being poorer'
Brian Reade on this week's slap in the face from the Bank of England's Huw Pill, hard to stomach when you consider the pay of FTSE 100 bosses surged 23% last year as ordinary folk flatlined
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Three million food parcels a year is ‘a bloodstain on our broken economy'
In 2013, no one had heard of Daniel Blake yet. Now the North East, where the 2016 film shone a light on austerity, is a 'hot spot' for food parcels
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