VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
Veterans are twice as likely to run out of food, research finds
11/11/2024 Adults who have served in the UK’s armed forces are almost twice as likely to have run out of food than those who have not, new research has found. |
Record nine million people face hunger and hardship
09/10/2024 A record 9.3 million people in the UK are facing hunger and hardship, including three million children, new research has found. |
Trussell Trust 'delighted' with Taylor Swift donation
04/10/2024 A donation from Taylor Swift to the Trussell Trust ‘will go a long way’ helping food banks support people facing hunger, the charity has said. |
Half of universal credit claimants ran out of food last month
02/09/2024 Almost half of people (48%) claiming universal credit ran out of food last month and could not afford to buy more, a charity has found. |
NextGov: Ending the need for food banks
27/06/2024 Trussell Trust policy manager Beatrice Orchard and research officer Adrianne Clarke set out what the next government can do to end the need for food banks. |
Food bank charity distributes record 3.1m parcels
15/05/2024 A record 3.1 million food parcels were distributed by the food bank network Trussell Trust this year – nearly double the number provided five years ago. |
End-of-life care issues ‘still far too common’
21/12/2023 Issues faced by people receiving end-of-life care 70 years ago, including poverty and isolation, are ‘still far too common’, according to a new report. |
Food banks warn of ‘worst winter yet’
18/10/2023 A record 600,000 people will need the support of a food bank this winter, according to the Trussell Trust. |
COVID impacted GCSE success rate for poorer children
26/05/2023 Children whose families used food banks during the COVID pandemic did worse at their GCSEs than expected, according to a study. |
Rising food bills to hit poorest harder than energy costs
19/05/2023 The rising cost of food will soon overtake the price of energy, hitting poorer households hardest, campaigners have warned. |
Food banks hand out record 3 million food parcels
26/04/2023 A record number of food parcels have been given out over the last year to people struggling with the cost of living, UK’s largest food bank network reports. |
Quarter of households with children face food insecurity
03/04/2023 Over a quarter of UK households that are home to children under four experienced food insecurity in January, a new study has revealed. |
Local health chiefs warn of ‘second health emergency’
21/03/2023 The increase in costs of essential food items and energy has created a ‘second health emergency’ after the COVID pandemic, local health chiefs have warned. |
Food banks ‘overwhelmed’ by increases in demand
20/02/2023 The majority of independent food banks have reported that they are ‘overwhelmed’ by the increasing demand for their services as food inflation hits 16.7%. |
Birmingham food banks ‘running short of supplies’
16/02/2023 The leader of Birmingham City Council has warned that the city’s food banks are ‘running short of supplies’. |
Cost-of-living anxiety reaches new heights in London
13/12/2022 Anxiety about the cost of living has reached new heights in the capital as Christmas approaches, new polling reveals. |
Council offers food banks £800 per month
05/12/2022 Birmingham City Council has made almost £500,000 worth of grants available to projects providing food to residents. |
Index identifies the 50 areas that struggle the most to access affordable food
08/11/2022 New research has identified the 50 places where people are most likely to struggle to access affordable food. |
Foodbank workers call on PM to increase benefits
17/10/2022 Thousands of food bank workers have signed a letter calling on the Prime Minister to increase benefits and to end the reliance on food banks. |
Charities warn of ‘public health emergency’
30/09/2022 A quarter of parents have cut back on the quantity of food they buy in order to afford essentials such as energy bills, survey reveals. |
Universal Credit recipients ‘skipping meals’, charity says
07/09/2022 Forty percent of people claiming Universal Credit are skipping meals to survive, new research from the Trussell Trust reveals. |
MPs call for pause in benefit deductions to help struggling families
27/07/2022 MPs have urged the DWP to pause deductions from benefits to help families who are struggling to get by due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. |
Benefit cuts force record 2.1 million households to rely on food banks
27/04/2022 The reduction in Universal Credits payments and the cost of living crisis have forced millions of people to rely on food bank parcels, Trussell Trust warns. |
New map reveals rates of hunger at local authority level
22/07/2021 Rates of hunger are 150% higher than the national average in one out of every six local authorities, academics have warned. |
Around 700,000 households forced to use food banks
13/05/2021 A study into the extent of hunger in the UK has revealed that nearly three-quarters of a million households were supported by a food bank in 2019/20 alone. |
Charity gives out record 2.5 million emergency food parcels
22/04/2021 Food bank networks have called for local authority support schemes to be prioritised as a record?2.5 million emergency food parcels are given out by just one charity over the lockdown. |
Charity warns of soaring food bank use if UC uplift ends
04/02/2021 One in five people on Universal Credit are 'very likely' to use a food bank if the £20 weekly uplift is removed, new research has found. |
Unpaid carers ‘pushed’ into using food banks
17/06/2020 Unpaid carers are twice as likely as the general public to have relied on a food bank during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to charity. |
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Food banks report busiest month ever
03/06/2020 Charities have called for councils to be given funding to help support families after food banks reported their busiest month ever. |
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Food banks report record level of need
01/05/2020 Food banks have warned they have seen record levels of need as the coronavirus pandemic causes more financial hardship for vulnerable families. |
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Charity warns of ‘Christmas childhood crisis’
06/12/2019 Three children in every primary class face Christmas without warmth or fresh food, a children’s charity has warned. |
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Food bank use ‘shoots up’ by a quarter in one year
14/11/2019 The number of people using food banks has shot up by nearly a quarter in the last year, according to one of the main providers. |
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Benefit problems ‘widespread’ among food bank users
05/11/2019 Problems with the welfare system affected two-thirds of people at food banks over the last year, a charity has revealed. |
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Universal Credit drives food bank use, charity says
19/09/2019 A report from the main provider of food banks has warned that the roll out of Universal Credit has been a major factor behind the increase in food bank use. |
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Millions of children go hungry over summer holidays, Labour say
22/08/2019 Government funding on holiday hunger supported less than 4% of all children who are currently eligible for free school meals, the Labour Party have said. |
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Charity calls for help feeding children during the holidays
16/07/2019 The Trussell Trust is urging people to donate food to their local food bank to help support families with children during the summer holidays. |
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Housing association calls for an end to the 5-week wait for UC payments
26/06/2019 Housing association called for an end to the 5-week wait for Universal Credit payments after survey revealed two fifths of claimants forced to use food banks. |
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Universal Credit ‘key driver’ behind increase in foodbank use
25/04/2019 The number of food parcels given out across the UK has gone up 73% in five years, according to a major charity. |
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Universal Credit driving welfare claimants to foodbanks, charity says
05/10/2018 The next stage in the change to Universal Credit could lead to a big increase in the use of foodbanks, anti-poverty campaigners have warned. |
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Foodbanks not ‘long-term’ solution to holiday hunger, charity says
03/08/2018 Anti-poverty campaigners have warned that foodbanks are not a ‘long-term’ solution to hunger as data reveals the summer holidays force parents to turn to charity to feed children. |
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Council-run crisis support ‘failing’ people in need
25/05/2018 Crisis support schemes run by local authorities are failing to operate effectively, new research reveals. |
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Rollout of Universal Credit increasing demand on food banks
24/04/2018 The rollout of Universal Credit is increasing the use of food banks by an average of 52%, new research has revealed today. |
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Foodbanks call for ‘extra donations’ this Christmas to deal with demand
29/11/2017 Foodbanks are calling on people to ramp up their donations in December when demand for emergency supplies is expected to rise dramatically. |
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Thousands of primary school children helped by food banks
25/07/2017 Half the children helped by food banks are of primary school age, according to a leading charity. |
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Study reveals hundreds more food banks than previously recorded
30/05/2017 New research reveals there are hundreds more food banks operating in the UK than was previously believed. |
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Rollout of Universal Credit doubling foodbank referrals, warns charity
25/04/2017 The number of people being forced to use foodbanks has risen over the past year due to the Government’s welfare reforms, a new report has found. |
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Telephone hotline would help foodbanks support people in a crisis says charity
08/11/2016 A telephone ‘hotline’ connecting foodbanks and local jobcentres should be launched to help those needing emergency food parcels, the Trussell Trust has said. |
