food banks
Government citing out of date figures in attempt to wriggle out of food bank shame
The government is citing out of date figures in an attempt to wriggle out of its food bank shame, writes James Bloodworth.
A crisis made in Downing Street: one MILLION people visit food banks
Almost one million people had to rely on a food bank for emergency food aid in the past year.
DWP advises jobcentres on foodbank referrals
The DWP has been advising jobcentres on referring benefit claimants to food banks - despite the government's insistence that food banks do not form part of the welfare system.
How the cost of food soared during the recession
To get an idea of just why so many people are struggling, take a look at this graph, which tracks the increase in the cost of basic food items from 2012 to 2013.
The Trussell Trust supplies 600,000 emergency parcels in nine months
New figures released by the Trussell Trust show that the food bank charity provided emergency parcels containing three days food more than 600,000 times between April and December last year.
Tory MEPs ‘taking food from the mouths of children’
Britain's food banks have been to be blocked from claiming millions in EU aid by Tory MEPs.