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2022 News

December 2022

Indo & NY
 

Poverty: Food banks in the UK are experiencing the highest demand ever 

Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: 'This Christmas, we're far beyond the choice between heating and eating' 

The BMJ

Rapid response: Food banks should be phased out: fiscal measures are needed 

The Guardian

Food bank Britain: five months on the frontline of the new emergency service

The Independent
 

Food banks struggle with 'tsunami of need' as donations drop 

Wicked Leeks

A welfare state for food?

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Sustain

Sustain Annual Conference #sustain22 

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The BMJ

Ending the food bank paradox 

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House of Commons Library

Rising cost of living in the UK 

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The Guardian

The spirit of Christmas won't solve Britain's ingrained food poverty

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The Mirror

Food banks expect bleak Christmas and busiest winter amid cost-of-living crisis 

November 2022

Big Issue

Food banks are at breaking point. We need to change the script

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Which

Spotlight on food bank charities

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Mirror Online

Foodbanks hand out 63,180 meals a DAY as cost of living crisis hits families 

 

The Guardian

Charities back UN envoy's warning on further UK austerity 

 

The Express

PM backs our 'fantastic' campaign to help others

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The Independent

Majority of food banks helping new people in cost of living crisis 

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The Guardian

Nurses among rising numbers of workers using food banks, research shows

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Big Issue

Exclusive: Sky has 'food banks' across call centres for staff who can't afford essentials

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Big Issue

Cost of living crisis one year on: 'You don't need to figure it out alone'

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Big Issue

Food banks face 'tsunami of need' as record number of people seek help

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October 2022

i NEWS

How food prices became so unaffordable and what Rishi Sunak can do about it 

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Sustain

UK household food bills set to go up by £407 in 2022 due to climate change, oil and gas prices 

Mayor of London

London's missing meals | Mayor of London 

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Local Gov

Food bank workers call on PM to increase benefits

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Sufra NW London

Thousands of food bank workers and volunteers urge the Prime Minister to end the need for their services

Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: Community initiatives are just plugging gaps in the system

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Byline Times

Government denies £4 million cost of living support from sanctioned welfare claimants 

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Big Issue

Here's how to find a food bank near you

Big Issue

Food banks forced to cut staple items due to soaring costs 

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The Guardian

Donate tins, treats and toiletries: how to help a food bank

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Planet Radio

Food banks deliver message to Downing Street calling for urgent action 

Shropshire Star

Telford Crisis Support appear on ITV's Good Morning Britain to support petition to PM

Big Issue

Food banks warn Liz Truss they're at 'breaking point' in open letter delivered to Downing Street

ITV News

ITV News Calendar 12.10.22

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Insider

Many in the UK face a grim choice this winter between eating and heating as a cost of living crisis grips the nation

Daily Record

Warm banks in Scotland could soon equal total number of food banks 

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London Assembly

Economy Committee: London's missing meals

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The Guardian

Millions forced to skip meals as UK cost of living crisis deepens 

The Mirror

Food charities urge Liz Truss to tackle UK hunger as cost of living crisis bites

The Observer

UK food banks at breaking point urge Liz Truss to boost aid to poorest

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ITV News

ITV News Tyne Tees 12.10.22

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Moray Council

New 'Worrying About Money?' support tool launched in Moray

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September 2022

The Independent

Tumbling pound will intensify cost of living crisis, government warned 

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The National Scot

Dozens of Scottish food banks to close for Queen's funeral

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Life 360

Six essential charities to help with the cost of living crisis 

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The National Scot

'It's going to be a long, hard winter for a lot of families' 

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Big Issue

Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis

Big Issue

National Food Bank Day: 'Our greatest wish is for our help not to be needed' 

Big Issue

Volunteers and businesses set up temporary food banks to cover closures on day of Queen's funeral 

Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Now more regularly we hear about whole days without food' 

August 2022

The Guardian

Food banks warn surge in demand will prevent feeding hungriest this winter

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The Independent

'Overwhelmed' food banks forced to turn people away after running out of food

 

Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: 'This year there has been no lull. Just a steady increase.' 

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Big Issue

Huge energy bill hike leaves one of Britain's food banks facing closure by Christmas 

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Big Issue

Supermarket Iceland is offering loans to help people with their food shop 

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i News

Cost-of-living crisis: Food banks are so normalised children see them like supermarkets, says researcher 

July 2022

BBC Moneybox

Food banks warn they are struggling to meet demand

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Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: Summer usually provides some respite. Not this year

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i News

Food banks facing toughest period in a decade as donations drop by up to 45 per cent but demand keeps rising

BBC News

Food banks warn they are struggling to keep up with demand

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Big Issue

Food banks forced to close as UK heatwaves see temperatures soar

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Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: 'Are we normalising food banks?'

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i News

Food banks in UK’s poorest areas left with empty shelves after Government fails to identify areas in need 

BBC

How to find food banks and community shops this summer 

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June 2022

BBC

The One Show 28th June 2022 at 08.00

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Express

‘It’s a disgrace’ - Teachers resorting to food banks as cost of living crisis crunch bites

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Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: We registered our oldest ever guest, born in 1919 | Charlotte White

The National

Cost of living crisis: What can Scotland do to tackle skyrocketing price of food?

The Scotsman

'I don’t see how this model of food aid can continue' 

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The BMJ

A cursory National Food Strategy lacks substance and joined up thinking on food insecurity 

TFN

Introduction of Food Commission welcomed by Scots anti-poverty charities 

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Big Issue

Exclusive: BT call centre sets up ‘food bank’ for its own staff 

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NEF

New Economics Foundation:  Cost of living online rally

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Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: Government measures are a start, not a solution | Charlotte White

May 2022

The Press and Journal

Food banks across Scotland struggle to meet demand as cost of living soars 

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The Guardian

Ukrainian refugees turn to food banks as UK hosts struggle with costs

 

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Food Poverty Round Table

Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice - Written Statement: Food Poverty Roundtable

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Big Issue
 

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘MPs’ comments do not relate in any way to what we see’ 

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Le Monde

Au Royaume­Uni, "manger ou se chauffer"

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Big Issue

How you can find and donate to a food bank near you

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Independent

Rising cost of food will push more families to food banks, say charities

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Bishop's Stortford

Bishop's Stortford Food Bank asks MP Julie Marson to convey Universal Credit concerns to Chancellor Rishi Sunak (IFAN Member)

The National Scot

Cost of living crisis: Food bank demand soars and donations plunge 

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The Independent
 

Independent food banks ‘desperately worried’ following ‘alarming’ inflation rise 

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The Sunday Show

Annie McCormack of IFAN member Broke Not Broken on the Sunday Show 15.05.22

The Independent

Tory MP refuses to apologise for 'common sense' claim that food bank users can't cook properly 

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Herald

Scots food banks struggle to meet demand as cost of living soars 

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The National Scot

Cost-of-living crisis: How the squeeze has tightened its grip on households

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Big Issue

Food banks say donations are drying up as the cost of living bites

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Good Morning Scotland

Annie McCormack of IFAN member Broke not Broken on Good Morning Scotland 17.05.22

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Sunday Express

Food banks in crisis as donations fall 

 

Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘The situation is becoming more and more desperate’ Why food prices are increasing so much

April 2022

Bishop's Stortford

Food Bank joins plea to Government to tackle poverty: 'It is not for volunteers to plug the gaps left by a broken social security system and poorly-paid jobs'

Mirror

Food banks hand out 2.1 million food parcels to hungry families in just 12 months

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Big Issue

‘Your couriers have to use food banks’: Deliveroo accused of hypocrisy over Trussell Trust partnership

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TFN

Food banks at breaking point as they hit out at PM and Chancellor

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The Independent

Food banks ‘deeply concerned about scale of suffering’ across UK

Bloomberg UK

Grocers lift staff pay as UK Cost-of-Living Crisis Deepens

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Edinburgh Evening News

Cost of living crisis: Edinburgh food banks warn rising costs will be 'insufferable for people' 

Big Issue

'A national emergency': The number of children needing food bank parcels is rising

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Daily Express

Food banks on the brink of collapse after a surge in hardship

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News Shopper

Lewisham food bank expecting huge rise in demand already at 'breaking point'

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Sky News

Food bank providers 'deeply concerned' about suffering across UK amid ' relentless' demand

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Big Issue

Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told

Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Last week we registered a 91-year-old man’

BBC News

Cost-of-living rally in Glasgow calls for action on poverty

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The Independent

Food bank demand soars in pandemic with 830,000 parcels given to children as 'life is nothing but a struggle'

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Big Issue

Diary of a food bank manager: ‘Easter just meant memories of things which are unaffordable now’

Woman & Home

'We're becoming desensitised to donation bins in supermarkets' - why food banks aren't the solution to hunger in the UK

Evening Standard

A network of food banks has urged the Prime Minister and Chancellor to combat ‘rapidly rising levels of poverty, destitution, and hunger’

The Independent

Britain’s food banks ‘close to breaking point’ amid rapid rise in poverty, Rishi Sunak warned

The National

Risk of ‘hardship and destitution’ after mini-budget 

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March 2022

BBC

Sainsbury's urged to up pay to match cost of living 

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LLC

The vicious cycle trapping women in poverty and how we can break it 

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Big Issue

'Heartbreaking' reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty

Big Issue

Food banks forced to ration parcels and dip into cash reserves as donations drop

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Money & Mental Health

The devastating mental health impact of needing to use food banks

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London Plus

Food Insecurity Series: The cost of living and food banks

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NEF Podcast

New Economics Foundation Podcast: Tackling the Cost of Living Crisis 

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Big Issue

Food bank users will continue to struggle until benefits are raised to meet the cost of living

February 2022

Sustain

Finding hope in cash first approaches at the bleakest of times

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The BMJ

Food aid charities fear the worst as the cost of living crisis takes hold

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The Guardian

'We're terrified at what we're seeing': food banks tell of soaring demand

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January 2022

2021 News

December 2021

The Independent

Food banks report drop in donations despite fearing busiest Christmas yet 

Bloomberg
 

Soaring Prices Strain Food Banks Just as People Need More Aid

The Independent

Food banks report drop in donations despite fearing busiest Christmas yet

Third Force News
 

Foodbanks could be history

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The Independent

Food banks see ‘worrying’ rise in need after removal of Universal Credit uplift

Living Wage Foundation

Over two fifths of all supermarket workers earn below real living wage

November 2021

Big Issue
 

Food banks are giving out almost 2,000 emergency parcels to children every day

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The BMJ

Our worst fears about the cut to Universal Credit are coming true 

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Big Issue

Government accused of 'institutionalising' food banks in new guidance for councils 

The Guardian
 

Giving people cash rather than food parcels would empower them

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Big Issue

Food banks face a hard winter – give people cash instead

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CNN

Heating Or Eating: Why more Brits are turning to food banks 

Living Wage Foundation

If businesses are serious about ending food poverty, they must pay their own staff a real Living Wage

Sustain

Government falls short, but councils can still offer a cash-first response to food insecurity

October 2021

Metro

Demand rises at almost 70% of food banks after Universal Credit cut

Scottish Government

National plan to end need for food banks

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New Start Magazine

Scottish government announces plan to end need for food banks 

Evening Standard

Independent food banks ‘running out of options’ amid UC cut

BBC Radio 4

Evan Davis interviews Paul Scully - BBC Radio 4 PM, 6.10.21

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The Independent

‘We’re anticipating a huge surge in need’: Food banks brace for increased demand

The Bristol Cable

‘It’s been a nightmare’: Bristol’s foodbanks sound warning over food and fuel shortages

The Independent

Food banks see demand soar in wake of ‘nightmare’ universal credit cut

TFN

National plan unveiled to end need for foodbanks in Scotland

The Scotsman

Insight: The social and economic realities of Scotland's Christmas 2021

BBC

Universal credit: Peer renews call for vote on benefit boost end

The Independent

Universal Credit: What does the government’s social security cut mean for families?

 

Morning Star

Tories condemn thousands of families to ‘winter of hardship’ 

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The Independent

Food banks see demand soar in wake of ‘nightmare’ universal credit cut

Scottish Housing News

Scottish Government launches national food insecurity plan

London Economic

Rashford says Universal Credit cut will send child poverty spiralling

Big Issue

Food banks are already running out of food and say it’s going to get worse

i News

Universal credit uplift: Food banks face worst-ever crisis as £20 increase ends and supply issues continue

The Guardian

Food banks warn of smaller parcels due to HGV supply shortages

2021 News

September 2021

Guardian Letters
 

Children will pay the price for universal credit cut

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Wicked Leeks
 

Let’s talk about money

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Ekklesia

Universal Credit cut: punishing victims of an unjust economy 

Thomson Reuters Foundation

UK food banks 'prepare for the worst' as COVID-19 aid comes to an end

ICN
 

John Battle: In-work poverty and the SVP

Big Issue
 

‘£20 cut would repeat past mistakes' universal credit campaigners tell PM

WSWS

UK: Planned cut to Universal Credit heralds savage assault on workers’ living standards 

August 2021

Independent

Food banks bracing for ‘busiest and most difficult winter on record’ 

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon urged to double Scottish Child Payment to help families at next budget

Big Issue

Food bank workers can skip isolation for critical work

The BMJ

Food poverty set to worsen as September’s Universal Credit cliff edge approaches 

Big Issue

Welfare system ‘broken’ for disabled people, say food banks 

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Morning Star

Voices of Scotland: Britain is going hungry (Chris Stephens MP)

Mirror

Charities warn of spike in foodbank demand if Universal Credit cut goes ahead

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July 2021

Policy Standard
 

Evidence round-up: Issues in Recovery - Food Insecurity and Learning Loss 

Big Issue

National food strategy: What is it and who wrote it?

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Big Issue
 

Food banks: ‘Fourth emergency service should be on isolation exemption list’

IFAN

IFAN Statement on Henry Dimbleby's National Food Strategy

Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance 

‘Cash first’ solutions to food insecurity: a new leaflet for Shropshire

June 2021

May 2021

Sustain Food Power Festival 2021

Making 'cash first' the default option 

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The BMJ

BMJ appeal raises £60 000 for the Independent Food Aid Network 

Big Issue

Child food poverty debate: What MPs should know

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Mirror Online

Marcus Rashford's bid to end child food poverty to be debated by MPs

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April 2021

Left Foot Forward
 

Environmental groups unite against ‘scandal’ of food poverty

Mirror Online

Charity hands out nearly 23m foodbank meals in 12 months of coronavirus pandemic

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About Manchester

Record 2.5 million food parcels were delivered last year says food chsrity

The Independent
 

Food bank use among children hits record levels during Covid pandemic

Herald Scotland

Scottish food bank Trussell Trust delivers one parcel every seven minutes to Scots children

Big Issue

‘System in crisis’ as ministers fail to fight food waste and poverty

Politics Home

Two Food Bank Parcels A Minute Were Given To Children Last Year

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BBC

Food banks: One parcel given to children in Wales 'every 10 minutes' 

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March 2021

Quota Media

British public says government should prevent hunger

The Big Issue

Concerns over pupil hunger as one in five UK schools start food bank

London Gov

Londoners will be plunged into poverty without Government support

February 2021

Sustain

Webinar: Cash-first approaches to addressing food poverty

January 2021

The BMJ
 

Food poverty should not be allowed to continue: government action is needed

The BMJ

BMJ appeal raises over £53 000 for food aid charity

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Inequality.org

What Happened When the UK Privatized Covid Food Aid? Children Got Scraps

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Big Issue

Ministers refuse to investigate benefit poverty amid free school meals uproar

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The National

Call for action as food bank use surges in Scotland

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The BMJ

Food banks may close as covid cases surge, charity warns

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News & Star

Independent food banks at risk of closure due to new coronavirus strain

The BMJ
 

Young people in food poverty: a lost generation?

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The BMJ

Lindsay Graham: Eradicating food poverty—it is our duty to care and to advocate

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Medium

You’ve donated to a food bank? Here’s why it won’t be enough | by Justa Hopma | Jan, 2021 

The BMJ Podcast

Food aid - helping providers support the health of their user

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Ekklesia

Food aid network calls for 'cash first' approach to hunger

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The Big Issue

Government must reduce the need for food banks and protect public health

The BMJ

Kartik Raj: UK’s independent food banks: a lifeline in a year of crisis

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The BMJ

The hungry legacy of 2020 shows why we need the Independent Food Aid Network in 2021 and beyond

The BMJ

How doctors can help end food insecurity

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Civil Society

New Covid strain could force foodbank closures, network warns

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NewsChain

Independent food banks at risk of closure due to new coronavirus strain

The BMJ

Community support that’s more than a sticking plaster

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2020 News

December 2020

The BMJ Podcast

Food insecurity in the 6th largest economy

 

The BMJ

Covid-19 and everyday experiences of hardship: why charitable provision is not enough 

Cambridge News

Independent food banks giving out 13,000 emergency parcels a week

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BBC News Turkey

Lives impoverished by the pandemic 

Potluck Line

Food poverty and the catastrophic consequences of Covid-19

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The BMJ

Independent Food Aid Network gives voice to those determined to make a difference

Nursery World

Marcus Rashford launches website to support children in food poverty this Christmas 

Sunday Post

The People’s Pantry: Govanhill foodbank aims to foster community spirit with membership scheme 

Metro UK

Food banks handing out 13,000 emergency parcels every week during pandemic

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BBC News Turkey

The Food Bank Paradox

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Daily Record

Covid crisis sees three times more food banks than McDonald's on Scots high streets

The BMJ

Why The BMJ is partnering with the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) for the BMJ Appeal 

Reuters

British food banks raise alarm as coronavirus fears cut transport ties

The BMJ

Without good nutrition, children’s health outcomes worsen, as do their life chances

i News

Food bank founder sees surge in young people needing help after losing hospitality jobs in Covid pandemic 

BBC

BBC South Today - Evening News

France 24

Marcus Rashford, le footballeur devenu un héros de la lutte contre la pauvreté

 

Big Issue

Emergency benefits increase saved 700,000 from poverty, study shows

November 2020

STV Evening News

 

STV Evening News | 30.11.20

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The Northern Times
 

New guide offers advice and information to those in financial difficulty 

The Guardian
 

Food banks a 'sticking plaster' as UK demand skyrockets, warns charity head 

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The Financial Times
 

School meal row points to need for UK welfare reform, say charities 

i News
 

Covid-19 has turned middle income families into the 'newly hungry' people who rely on food banks

Strathspey & Badenoch Herald

New guide to provide tips for people in Highlands struggling financially 

Mirror Online
 

Foodbank demand rocketed as coronavirus pandemic gripped Britain, figures show

The New Internationalist

How food banks went global 

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Huffington Post
 

Charities and Unions urge Gavin Williamson to fund free school meals over Christmas

The Guardian
 

Growing numbers of 'newly hungry' forced to use UK food banks 

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The Northern Times
 

New guide offers advice and information to those in financial difficulty 

Big Issue
 

How you can find and donate to a food bank near you â€‹

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The Guardian
 

Half-term, hardship and heartbreak: one month in the life of a food bank

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Big Issue
 

Rashford's fight must not become 'missed opportunity' to end poverty for good 

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October 2020

Wicked Leeks

Food poverty, are we at a crossroads? 

Big Issue

‘Worse is still to come’ as 1m children rely on school meals for first time

Big Issue

Give struggling families cash not food banks, say experts

Big Issue

How you can donate to a food bank to help people in need

September 2020

The Courier

Fife foodbanks facing 107% increase in child food parcel demand

Scottish Daily Record

North Lanarkshire foodbanks see surge in people needing emergency help

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Fife Today
 

Foodbank confirms move to new premises in Fife town​ 

 

Aberdeen Evening Express

Food banks see usage more than double through COVID-19 

Third Force News

Foodbank demand doubles during lockdown

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The Gazette

Coronavirus Live 

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Resilience

Be Bolder, Go Further 

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Fife Today

MP calls for support as Foodbank use soars 

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Helensburgh Advertiser

Spike in demand at Helensburgh Food Bank during lockdown 

Big Issue
 

UK in Poverty Crisis as Scotland food bank demand doubles

Daily Record

Tories keep failing the poor as pandemic see surge in food bank demand

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Madras Courier

Coronavirus and Inequality 

 

 

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Big Issue

Foodbanks could give out six food parcels every minute this winter

The Independent

Tens of thousands forced to turn to food banks for first time as demand soars during pandemic 

The Scotsman Live

Food bank usage more than doubles in COVID-19 

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Sustain

Independent food banks in Scotland report doubling in need for emergency food parcels

Daily Record

Food banks demand Universal Credit reform as emergency parcels double

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August 2020

The Independent

Letters: After Mercy Baguma's death, we should be ashamed 

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Big Issue

Return to normality sparks 'compassion fatigue' fears for Food Banks 

The Mirror

Poorest hit hardest by coronavirus as family living standards 'severely damaged'

Big Issue

Eat Out to Really Help Out wants you to use discount to support Food Banks

The BMJ

Fears grow of nutritional crisis in lockdown UK​

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July 2020

Leeds Life

MP's Notebook: Beilsa, Face Masks and Volunteers

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BBC

Northampton food bank sees demand rocket

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Sustain

Independent food banks continue to see huge increases in demand for food parcels during COVID-19 

Belfast Telegraph

Thousands of food bank parcels given out during pandemic

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Glasgow Times

Thousands of extra food bank parcels given out during pandemic

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IFAN Blog

As COVID-19 “pop up” food banks prepare for the long haul, what now for ending the need for food banks in the UK?

Ekklesia

Independent food banks report 177% increase in need for emergency food aid

Labour List

Eat out to help out. Is this the Chancellor's 'let them eat cake' moment? 

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Express & Star

More than 90k emergency food parcels were given out in May

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ITV News

Food banks report 'unprecedented demand' during Covid crisis unemployment predicted to rise

The Independent LIVE

Independent Food Banks call on PM to address rise in hunger

Big Issue

'Worst is still to come' as Covid-19 food bank demand continues to soar

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The Northern Echo

Parcels distributed by food banks in the UK more than doubled... 

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2021 News

June 2020

Civil Society
 

Online donations to foodbanks showing signs of 'compassion fatigue', research finds

The Independent
 

One in four adults struggling to buy food during coronavirus pandemic

The Tablet

Universal Credit cut: punishing victims of an unjust economy 

ITV

Emergency food parcels for children double in a year - food banks

Ekklesia

Charities call for urgent funding as UK banks report busiest month ever

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Big Issue

Marcus Rashford and the next steps in our Food Poverty fight 

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Big Issue
 

Charity threatens court action over summer plan to end school meal vouchers 

Big Issue

Foodbank demand at a record high after lockdown plunged families into poverty

The Independent

Coronavirus and food banks: the stories behind the statistics 

Mail Online

Emergency food parcels for children double in a year 

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The Guardian
 

Scottish Food Aid - Coronavirus LIVE 24.6.20

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Edinburgh Reporter

Trussell Trust reports huge rise in emergency food parcels and calls for more direct funding

The Guardian

Record numbers used UK food banks in the first month of lockdown

Mail Online

Emergency food parcels for children double in a year 

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iNews

Food banks give twice as many emergency parcels to children during UK coronavirus pandemic

May 2020

Big Issue

"Deeply flawed" school meal replacement scheme is making children go hungry​

ITV

Huge increase in food bank use in recent weeks, charities report​

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The Independent

Number of children relying on food banks more than doubles during lockdown, figures show

The Guardian

UK food banks face record demand in coronavirus crisis

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The New Statesman

Households unable to afford food up by 81 per cent in just two weeks

iNews

Food banks record 81% surge in demand as coronavirus causes thousands to go hungry

April 2020

The Independent

Our social security system should be the nation’s safety net, not charities and food banks

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Grampian Online

Funding boost for emergency free meals

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The Guardian

Universal credit’s two-child limit and the benefit cap must end now​

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The Guardian

Britain has a hidden coronavirus crisis – and it's shaped by inequality | Frances Ryan | Opinion

Financial Times

Three million go hungry in UK because of lockdown​

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The Sun

Food banks warn elderly and vulnerable are going hungry due to coronavirus

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The Independent

Help The Hungry: UK food crisis ‘escalating’ due to economic impact of lockdown, experts warn

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The Independent

Food bank demand soars as newly unemployed wait weeks for benefits​

The Independent

What food banks really need you to donate right now

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The co-operative party

The Coronavirus crisis has exposed the inadequacies of our response to food poverty

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The Guardian

UK hunger crisis: 1.5m people go whole day without food | Society

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Evening Standard

Food For London Now: The human cost of the crisis – 400,000 go hungry in the capital

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Le Monde

Le confinement provoque une crise sociale mondiale

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Scottish Government

Emergency free meals to those most in need​

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The Independent

Help the Hungry: Food banks move towards home deliveries amid struggle to keep doors open

Resource

GOVERNMENT MAKES £3.25M EMERGENCY FOOD SURPLUS GRANT AVAILABLE

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March 2020

The Independent

Join our campaign to Help The Hungry

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The Independent

Coronavirus: Food banks in crisis as £1bn panic-buying spree leaves families facing ‘real hunger’

Shropshire Star

Food bank closures reported as coronavirus outbreak impacts voluntary sector

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Sustain

Charities and academics calling on cash transfers to help families cope with school closures

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Big Issue

Food poverty fighters prepare for holiday hunger is coronavirus shuts schools

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Independent

Coronavirus: UK food banks running out of supplies as people stockpile and donations fall

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London Assembly

Mayor urges more support for food banks to help vulnerable Londoners 

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The Guardian

Food banks plead with UK supermarkets to set aside supplies amid coronavirus fallout

Sustain

EMERGENCY: Coronavirus requires urgent action on food 

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Mirror

Coronavirus: Food banks face "uncertain future" due to killer bug Food poverty fighters prepare for holiday hunger if coronavirus shuts schools

London Evening Standard

Food banks running out of basics such as milk and pasta amid coronavirus stockpiling 

Sustain

UK government must ‘face the facts’ on household food insecurity

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Sustain

Emergency independent food banks ask: "Can we stay open?" as UK goes into coronavirus lockdown

The Independent

Coronavirus: Food banks forced to close amid Covid-19 outbreak

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Belfast Telegraph

Ensure children do not go hungry if schools close, charities urge Government 

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Mirror

Food banks face uncertain future

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The Guardian

Food banks run out of milk and other staples as shoppers panic-buy | World news 

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January 2020

Sustain

First survey of independent food banks in England released

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Big Issue

More than 1,000 food parcels given out daily to struggling Scottish families

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Third Force News

Foodbanks hand out 1,000 parcels a day 

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Canary Workers Co-op

DWP minister thinks foodbanks are a ‘perfect’ solution

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Clyde 1

More than 1,000 food parcels handed out in Scotland every day - Local News - Clyde 1

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The Courier

Number of food parcel handouts soars in Tayside and Fife 

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BBC News

Scottish charities hand out almost 600,000 food parcels in 18 months

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Scottish Housing News

New report highlights ‘shame’ of soaring food bank use in Scotland

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Big Issue

IFAN's Coordinator Sabine Goodwin listed in The Big Issue Top 100 Changemakers List for 2020

2017-19 News

December 2019

Manchester Evening News

There are more food banks than McDonald's in the UK, new figures show

New Statesman

Hashtag hunger: Are Britain’s supermarkets profiting from food poverty this Christmas?

Full Fact
 

Are there more food banks than McDonald's restaurants in the UK?

Mirror Online

UK now has more foodbanks than McDonald's branches after almost 10 years of Tories - Mirror Online

November 2019

The Caroline Walker Trust

Caroline Walker Trust 30th Anniversary Media Campaigner of the Year

October 2019

Big Issue

'People are getting desperate': The no-deal Brexit crisis facing foodbanks

September 2019

The Grocer

Government must stop passing the buck on food for vulnerable people in a no-deal Brexit

Sustain
 

Food for vulnerable people in a no-deal Brexit

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Sustain

Channel 4 News asks "Who is responsible for securing food for vulnerable people in a no-deal Brexit?"

July 2019

Sustain

Ministers challenged to guarantee food for vulnerable people in the event of a no-deal Brexit

Each Other

Here's What The Government Must Do To End Holiday Hunger

 

The Guardian

Welfare failures and cuts fuelling extreme poverty, MPs say

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June 2019

Huff Post

Free Food Vouchers Not Reaching Poor Families, Coalition Of Charities Warn

April 2019

The Guardian
 

Foodbank network hands out record 1.6m food parcels in a year

Big Issue

Are foodbanks making Britain’s hunger crisis worse?

Class

Britain’s Hidden Food Banks​

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SHRC

Change the law to protect the right to food for all

March 2019

The Guardian
 

Food banks are no solution to poverty

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Huffington Post

No-Deal Brexit Will Fuel Food Bank Crisis, Theresa May Warned

The Guardian
 

Food banks risk being 'captured' by corporate PR drive, say activists

Just Fair

Government To Start Measuring Household Food Insecurity

Ethical Marketing News

DWP Launches National Measurement Of Household Food Insecurity

Release of IFAN/A Menu for Change independent food bank data in Scotland

Scotsman

People living on cups of tea and thin air deserve faster action on poverty

Daily Record

Poverty crisis as number of desperate Scots forced to use food banks doubles

The National
 

New figures reveal true extent of Scotland’s food poverty

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ITV

Nearly half a million food bank parcels given out in 18 months, figures show

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End Hunger

New research reveals number of food bank parcels given out in Scotland almost double previously known figure

Herald

Families still struggle daily to put food on the table

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Holyrood

Foodbanks across Scotland distribute nearly half a million packages over 18 months

Helensburgh Advertiser

Shock figures reveal extent of Argyll and Bute food bank usage

Sunday Post

Nearly half a million food bank parcels given out in 18 months, figures show

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The Guardian

Scotland food parcels reach double previous estimates, data shows

News Archive

Nearly half a million food bank parcels used in 18 months

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Shropshire Star

Nearly half a million food bank parcels given out in 18 months, figures show -Shropshire Star

The Herald

Nearly half a million food bank parcels given out in 18 months, figures show 

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February 2019

Each Other
 

Government To Start Measuring household 'Food Insecurity'

i News
 

Government announces new national survey of household food insecurity

Sustain
 

Amber Rudd MP admits Universal Credit is to blame for rise in food bank use​

January 2019

Why Hunger?

At a Crossroad in the UK: Can charity and social justice co-exist in the response to food poverty?

December 2018

Sunday Post

Exposed: The true scale of food banks in Scotland 

November 2018

Mirror

Universal Credit campaigners take their fight to Downing Street amid pressure on food banks

Ekklesia

Universal Credit claimants take national petition to Downing Street

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September 2018

Why Hunger?

Yorkshire workers turning to food banks as austerity bites

August 2018

The Guardian

The man who is fervent about feeding hungry kids, but hates food banks 

April 2018

Independent

Food bank use in UK reaches highest rate on record as benefits fail to cover basic costs

Guardian

Interview with Emma Revie - Why food banks must never become the norm

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March 2018

Food & Health

Asda’s ‘Fight Hunger Create Change’ partnership: what does it mean for efforts to tackle food poverty in the UK?

January 2018

Huffington Post

The Unfolding Disaster of 'Hidden Hunger' in Britain's Adults

March 2018

The Guardian

Report reveals scale of food bank use in the uk

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Independent

Hundreds of hidden food banks reveal true scale of food poverty in UK

Unite Live

Hidden food banks - food poverty higher than estimated under Tories

Local Gov

Study reveals hundreds more food banks than previously recorded

Release of IFAN/A Menu for Change independent food bank data in Scotland

Scotsman

People living on cups of tea and thin air deserve faster action on poverty

Daily Record

Poverty crisis as number of desperate Scots forced to use food banks doubles

The National
 

New figures reveal true extent of Scotland’s food poverty

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ITV

Nearly half a million food bank parcels given out in 18 months, figures show

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End Hunger

New research reveals number of food bank parcels given out in Scotland almost double previously known figure

Herald

Families still struggle daily to put food on the table

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Holyrood

Foodbanks across Scotland distribute nearly half a million packages over 18 months

Helensburgh Advertiser

Shock figures reveal extent of Argyll and Bute food bank usage

Sunday Post

Nearly half a million food bank parcels given out in 18 months, figures show

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The Guardian

Scotland food parcels reach double previous estimates, data shows

News Archive

Nearly half a million food bank parcels used in 18 months

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Shropshire Star

Nearly half a million food bank parcels given out in 18 months, figures show -Shropshire Star

The Herald

Nearly half a million food bank parcels given out in 18 months, figures show 

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October 2017

BT

Volunteers at food banks perform 'staggering 4.1m hours annually'

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