Hunger in the News
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Bands rally to help as jobless roadies turn to food banks
by James Tapper on February 20, 2021 at 8:45 pm
Stage crews laid off as a result of the pandemic are ‘falling through the cracks’ in government aid for the self-employedRoad crew for some of the biggest bands in music are being forced into homelessness and turning to food banks to survive during the pandemic.Stagehand, the charity […]
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'This is a disaster': Texas faces dwindling food supplies amid Arctic conditions
by Nina Lakhani on February 19, 2021 at 7:00 am
With grocery stores empty, school meals suspended and pantries forced to close, millions are trapped in precarious situationsFood banks in Texas have gone into disaster mode as they ramp up operations to tackle a surge in hunger after unprecedented freezing conditions disrupted almost every part of […]
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Covid fallout has put one in four UK adults at financial risk, says FCA
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent on February 11, 2021 at 5:09 pm
Watchdog finds number has jumped by a third to 14.2 million as pandemic drives more people into debtCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne in four adults in the UK have been left financially vulnerable as the fallout from Covid-19 drives more people into debt, […]
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The Guardian view on benefits: the £20 uplift must stay | Editorial
by Editorial on February 9, 2021 at 7:12 pm
There could be no worse moment to cut universal credit than the middle of a pandemic. The chancellor should give way The government’s decision to raise universal credit payments by £20 a week last April, as part of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, was a good one. With […]
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Britain's Covid unemployed: 'I’m broke. I'm going to the food bank for handouts'
by Rachel Obordo on February 3, 2021 at 6:00 am
British people who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic tell their storiesExtend furlough or risk mass unemployment, Sunak told‘We want to be busy’: Tottenham battles Covid-19 recessionUnemployment: what we can learn from British historyUK’s Covid-19 unemployment crisis in six […]
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Marcus Rashford: the making of a food superhero
by Tim Adams on January 17, 2021 at 8:00 am
Coaches, charity workers – and the footballer himself – reveal what drives the man who twice tackled Boris Johnson on child hunger and wonShow me the child at seven and I will show you the man, the old wisdom says. But in football terms, you never know, not really, which kids are going […]
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Give families cash to feed their children, there's overwhelming evidence it works | Arthur Potts Dawson
by Arthur Potts Dawson on January 16, 2021 at 8:00 am
Vouchers and money to buy food bring families the dignity everyone deserves, as the World Food Programme has shownDignity is not a word that you would normally associate with your weekly supermarket shop, or with planning how you might be going to feed your children each night.But right now, when […]
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Rashford: something 'going wrong' with free school meal deliveries
by Lucy Campbell and Sally Weale on January 12, 2021 at 3:06 pm
Footballer holds talks with catering firm after criticism of ‘unacceptable’ packagesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMarcus Rashford has warned that “something is going wrong” with free school meal delivery during lockdown after he held talks […]
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'It's not what people expect': how one wealthy London home became a food bank hotspot
by Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent on January 8, 2021 at 8:00 am
Naomi Russell reveals what inspired her to turn her multimillion-pound property into a food distribution lifelineIt is not what you would expect to find on one of the most expensive streets in the country. But these are unusual times.Naomi Russell has transformed her multimillion-pound home […]
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A good investment in home economics | Letter
by Letters on December 24, 2020 at 5:32 pm
Jennifer Kennerley recalls a Manchester University teaching programme that trained disadvantaged girls in household management Interesting to read that Ancoats in Manchester now has a “food quarter” (My weird year of eating out – and in, 18 December). When I was a student at […]
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Churches rethink Christmas services and carol singing due to Covid
by Harriet Sherwood on December 24, 2020 at 8:44 am
England’s churches are limiting numbers, streaming services online and running alternative events It won’t be a silent night, but it will be quieter than usual. Churches holding services over Christmas are restricting numbers – and congregations will be barred from joining in to […]
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Blame the Tories, not Unicef, for child poverty | Letters
by Letters on December 20, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Readers respond after the Conservative minister Jacob Rees-Mogg accused the UN agency of a ‘political stunt’ for stepping in to help feed deprived children in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemicAs a constituent of Jacob Rees-Mogg, I was dismayed to hear his comments on the assistance […]
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'We cannot go it alone': how the art world is helping fight food insecurity
by Nadja Sayej on December 17, 2020 at 3:10 pm
With a 60% increase in demand for food banks across the US as a result of the pandemic, artists are working together to raise important fundsLast month, thousands of cars were lined up for miles in Dallas, Texas. This was not your average rush hour traffic jam or even a wait for Covid-19 testing […]
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Unicef to feed hungry children in UK for first time in 70-year history
by Rhi Storer on December 16, 2020 at 5:14 pm
UN agency will help fund food parcels for those affected by coronavirus crisis in Southwark, south LondonCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUnicef has launched a domestic emergency response in the UK for the first time in its more than 70-year history to help feed […]
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Restaurants fear huge food waste as London and south-east head for tier 3 lockdown
by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent on December 15, 2020 at 4:39 pm
Coronavirus closures will put millions of pounds worth of festive food at risk, firms warnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFresh festive food worth millions of pounds – including whole turkeys, lobsters and truffles – could be heading for the bin as […]
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After the Trump years, how will Biden help the millions of Americans in poverty? | Mary O'Hara
by Mary O’Hara on December 9, 2020 at 8:00 am
Getting back to normal can’t be the aim of the incoming administration, as Covid has exacerbated existing inequalitiesAfter four punch-drunk years of Donald Trump, the weeks since the November presidential election have presented a chance, despite his machinations to overturn the result, to […]
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Extreme poverty blights even the lives of those who work
by Rhi Storer on December 9, 2020 at 6:00 am
Destitution is affecting increasing numbers in the UK, with the pandemic, universal credit and austerity policies the main causesCraig Wilson, 45, from Wigan, found himself homeless in 2017 after losing his job in a factory. Initially unable to get a council flat due to debt, he found a privately […]
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Covid-driven recession likely to push 2m UK families into poverty
by Patrick Butler Social policy editor on December 9, 2020 at 12:01 am
Joseph Rowntree Foundation study finds destitution was already rising pre-pandemicDestitution levels in Great Britain are expected to double in the wake of the pandemic with an estimated 2 million families, including a million children, likely to struggle to afford to feed themselves, stay warm, or […]
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Destitution is rising fast due to Covid and flaws in the benefit system
by Patrick Butler Social policy editor on December 9, 2020 at 12:01 am
Analysis: Britain’s safety nets are being overwhelmed by rapid growth in extreme povertyFor many years the word “destitution” felt like a throwback to some dimly lit Victorian past. No one was destitute in modern Britain, at least those who were eligible for social security. You […]
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Ex-homelessness tsar launches food appeal and urges 'Beveridge moment'
by Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent on December 8, 2020 at 12:07 am
Dame Louise Casey makes plea as report shows 1 million people in UK struggle for foodFormer government adviser Dame Louise Casey has urged Boris Johnson to deliver a “Beveridge moment” and overhaul welfare, as she launched an urgent appeal for public donations of food and money to get […]
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