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Civil servants relying on food banks amid cost-of-living crisis – report

A leading trade union is delivering a dossier to ministers, revealing the “depths of poverty” being suffered by the Government’s own employees. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said civil servants are now relying on foodbanks for the ...

30 Sept 2022 at 12:24

Cost of food ‘major future concern for three quarters of UK consumers’

The cost of food is a “major future concern” for three quarters of UK consumers and the number using a food bank has jumped from one in 10 to nearly one in six since last year, figures suggest. More than one in five (22%) of those surveyed in ...

07 Jun 2022 at 11:43

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

Independent food banks are “desperately worried” about how they will continue to operate amid soaring demand and “alarming” inflation figures. People unable to afford essentials are increasingly asking for food they do not need to cook or ...

18 May 2022 at 14:55

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

18 May 2022 at 19:34

Universal Credit recipients ‘turning off fridges and unable to heat homes’

A third of people on Universal Credit have not been able to afford to heat their homes for more than four days over the last month, according to a charity. Four in 10 adults receiving the benefit have fallen into debt this winter ...

17 Mar 2022 at 01:25

More than half of disabled people ‘depressed or hopeless’ about finances

More than half of disabled people feel “anxious, depressed or hopeless” about financial worries and problems, research suggests. Leonard Cheshire warned that the pressure on disabled people’s budgets will be “seismic” as the ...

20 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Nearly one in 10 parents ‘very likely’ to need food bank, survey finds

Almost one in 10 parents say they are “very likely” to need to use a food bank in the next three months, a survey has found. Some 9% of parents – or 1.3 million – said they expect to visit a food bank to cope with the ...

18 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Minister distances Government from Tory MP Lee Anderson’s food bank comments

A minister has distanced the Government from controversial comments made by a Tory MP facing a backlash for suggesting some food bank users “cannot cook properly”. Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield, caused outrage on ...

12 May 2022 at 11:25

Tory MP Lee Anderson defends saying food bank users ‘cannot cook properly’

A Conservative MP has defended his comments on food banks after saying people use them because they “cannot cook properly” and “cannot budget”. Lee Anderson invited “everybody” on the opposition benches in the ...

12 May 2022 at 00:55

Tory MP urged to apologise over claim food bank users ‘cannot cook properly’

A Conservative MP faces calls to apologise after suggesting people in the UK use food banks because they “cannot cook properly” and “cannot budget”. Ashfield MP, Lee Anderson, invited “everybody” on the ...

11 May 2022 at 18:25

Tory MP : People use food banks because they cannot budget or cook properly

A Conservative MP has suggested people in the UK use food banks because they “cannot cook properly” and “cannot budget”. Ashfield MP, Lee Anderson, invited “everybody” on the opposition benches in the ...

11 May 2022 at 16:55

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

Food bank providers are “deeply concerned about the scale of suffering” across the UK and have warned they are struggling to keep up with “relentless” demand. Many are reaching breaking point as ...

11 Apr 2022 at 12:55

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