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January 6, 2021

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

Emergency food parcels cannot address worsening poverty, and their provision could contribute to the spread of COVID-19, says the Independent Food Aid Network.
December 12, 2020

IFAN urges government action to prevent millions being reliant on food aid

Without government action to improve incomes we will become a country in which millions of people are permanently reliant on food charity for survival, says IFAN.
December 4, 2020

The pandemic is exposing the cruelty of Conservative social security policies

The government recently increased the UK’s defence budget substantially, citing the duty of a government to protect its people.
May 5, 2020

Church of England calls on government to suspend the two-child limit

A survey of families affected by the two-child limit has found widespread evidence of hardship.
March 27, 2020

Poorest fifth of households have seen a fall in income

The fall in living standards has been driven by the freeze in the value of working-age benefits and other cuts, such as the two-child limit, slowly taking effect.
March 17, 2020

Government urged to increase child benefit if schools close

Child Poverty Action Group is urging the Government to protect children in low-income families facing extra financial pressure and the loss of free school meals.
November 4, 2019

No Government should accept consequences of two child limit, says Committee

The Government’s justifications for its policy to restrict support to two children are based on assumptions that “simply do not hold true” says the Work and Pensions Select Committee.
October 6, 2019

On tax cuts and infant mortality

Yvonne Hope from the Christian charity Barnabas
October 3, 2019

Scottish government calls for measures to address ‘no deal’ Brexit poverty risks

The Scottish Government is calling for action to mitigate the impact of a 'no deal' Brexit on people on low incomes.
September 5, 2019

The Spending Review - a continuing attack on the poorest households

Recently on Twitter, Rory Stewart MP was discussing a visit to a foodbank, and struggling to process the anger he encountered.