HELPING WIN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER
McLane Hunger Solutions mission is providing Food Banks and Hunger Relief Agencies across the country with the highest quality and most nutritious food at the lowest possible costs.
HUNGER ACROSS THE COUNTRY
So many great organizations are in this fight. Connect with one today.
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Food bank use has increased due to universal credit, government admits - as it happened
by Haroon Siddique on February 11, 2019 at 4:56 pm
Amber Rudd said it is “absolutely clear” problems with accessing benefits led to increased use of food banks 4.56pm GMT Thanks for following the blog and for all your comments today, Andrew Sparrow will be back tomorrow, I believe. Here is a […]
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Universal credit rollout linked to rising food bank use, Rudd admits
by Peter Walker Political correspondent on February 11, 2019 at 4:21 pm
Work and pensions secretary says benefit payment delays could have led to increaseFollow the latest political developments - live updatesAmber Rudd, the work and pensions secretary, has conceded that the rollout of universal credit has contributed to an […]
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Forget the 'big society'. Austerity is to blame for this army of volunteers | Michael Segalov
by Michael Segalov on January 28, 2019 at 1:38 pm
Almost four in 10 Britons offer their time free of charge, but many of them are stepping in where the state has failedAt first it sounded quite lovely, didn’t it? The notion of a “big society” – back in those heady days when David […]
“We believe that no one should go hungry and we are proud to be a part of our country’s fight to end hunger.”