Director Ken Loach talks about his acclaimed new film, which deals with the ‘conscious cruelty’ of the benefits system, leading people towards food banks and homelessness
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As Britain succumbs to a poverty crisis, food banks are calling on people’s support to help those less fortunate, including children, who are facing hunger
As Britain succumbs to a poverty crisis, food banks are calling on people’s support to help those less fortunate, including children, who are facing hunger
As Britain succumbs to a poverty crisis, food banks are calling on people’s support to help those less fortunate, including children, who are facing hunger. Between April and September this year the Trussell Trust distributed more than 500,000 emergency food parcels to people in crisis – over 188,500 of them to children. That means that for the […]
“I just broke down in tears,” she says, the hurt and bafflement of that day still etched on her face. “I thought, has it come to this? Why am I here? […]
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To help underline the increase with in-work poverty, UNISON at Solent University organised a food bank collection as part of the Grovember recruitment drive. The goal was simple – to do a good thing and provide help to those who need it whilst underlining that so many of those who were supported by food banks […]
That’s a national disgrace. In the 12 months to 31 March 2018 the Trussell Trust’s foodbank network distributed 1,332,952 three day emergency […]
The ongoing legacy of low pay for health workers coupled with the loss of income as a result of the pandemic has hit many of our members hard […]
UNISON East Midlands launches #OneExtraItem campaign to support working families being plunged into poverty. As more low paid workers are forced to rely on food banks just to make it through the week, UNISON East Midlands has pledged to support local charities, churches, and community organisations in making sure their shelves stay full. The trade […]
Cash-strapped school support staff are using their own money to help pupils and their families cope with the cost-of-living crisis, says UNISON today (Friday). A UK-wide union survey of more than 6,000 school workers reveals staff – including teaching assistants, catering and cleaning workers, librarians and sports coaches – are buying food for hungry pupils, and contributing towards the cost of […]
UNISON’s Derby City branch have launched a food bank for local families impacted by Storm Babet. The heavy rainfall caused flooding across the East Midlands, including Derby, where fourteen families lost everything when their houses were submerged by the rising water. The city council said record-breaking water levels were seen in the River Derwent, which […]