Addressing regional inequalities
Andrew Borland, Chief Innovation Officer at the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC), University of Liverpool discusses the importance of levelling up for growth.
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. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
