Trust demands change as too many left in extreme poverty

People forced to turn to food banks at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic faced extreme poverty, with just £248 a month to survive on after housing costs were taken into account, new research has revealed. The Trussell Trust’s State of Hunger 2021 report found that more than six in ten (62 per cent) of... Read More

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October 9, 2020

‘Four million families to lose 13 per cent of benefits’ if UC Covid payment stopped

Plans to scrap the £20 a week increase in Universal Credit (UC) introduced in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak would see four million families losing 13 per cent of their benefits, a new report says. The Government has so far resisted pressure to abandon moves to end the extra payment from April, which would... Read More

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September 11, 2020

Food banks see usage more than double through Covid-19

Independent food banks in Scotland have seen the use of their services more than double amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data. The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) recorded a 113 per cent increase in emergency parcel distribution between February and July. It is now calling on the Scottish and UK governments to take... Read More

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February 28, 2020

Catholics call on government to support families in Budget

Catholic bishops and the Catholic Union have urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to abolish the two-child limit on benefits as part of next month’s Budget. In a letter congratulating Mr Sunak on his recent appointment, Bishop Richard Moth, Chair of the Bishops’ Conference Department for Social Justice, and Nigel Parker, Director of the Catholic Union, urged... Read More

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February 27, 2020

Public generosity must be matched by urgent policy changes, says food bank charity

As new figures reveal the level of generosity from the public to food banks in the run up to last Christmas, the biggest network of food banks in the UK is calling on the government to end the five week wait for Universal Credit. New figures released this week show 3,072 tonnes of food were... Read More

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September 19, 2019

Higher need for food banks the longer Universal Credit exists

The need for food banks increases in areas where Universal Credit has been in operation the longest, new research suggests. The Trussell Trust said its food banks in areas where the benefit has been rolled out for at least a year have seen a 30 per cent increase in demand. Demand jumps to 40 per... Read More

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July 31, 2019

Boris Johnson urged to protect all of society from poverty

Boris Johnson has been urged to protect all of society from poverty and end the five-week wait for Universal Credit. The Trussell Trust, which supports a nationwide network of food banks across the UK, has called on the new Prime Minister to commit to his promise of putting the poorest first. “During the leadership campaign... Read More

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November 22, 2018

Keep the faith – in the free market, religion and Brexit

In this Catholic Universe EXCLUSIVE, Michael Winterbottom speaks to the Conservative MP for North East Somerset and ardent Brexit supporter, Jacob Rees-Mogg Jacob Rees-Mogg holds no ministerial post yet he is regarded as one of the, if not the, leading players when it comes to the UK’s current debate on Europe, and it is his... Read More

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