Full-time workers are turning to food banks amid cost of living crisis
“It’s 2025. It shouldn’t be like this” Our cost of living crisis has now gotten so grim that even full-time workers are swinging by food banks in order to feed their families. According to a Sky News report, the Cannock Chase community in Staffordshire recently helped each other out with free produce at a local […]
7 months ago
King Charles to mark 76th birthday by opening two food distribution centres
The King will also attend a ‘surplus food festival’ King Charles will open two food distribution hubs to mark his 76th birthday. The monarch, whose birthday is on Thursday, will open one of the hubs in person and the other virtually. The centres are the first two Coronation Food Hubs, set up by the Coronation […]
1 year ago
Taylor Swift donates ‘year’s worth of supplies’ to food banks across UK cities
‘It’s the most incredible gift’ Taylor Swift has been making huge donations to food banks across the UK throughout her Eras tour. Last month, the pop superstar brought her record-breaking tour to the UK, performing dates in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Liverpool and London. And whilst she’s been delighting stadiums full of thousands of fans with her […]
1 year ago
Environment secretary Therese Coffey says Brits need to ‘work more hours’ if they can’t afford food
Coffey had been challenged over foodbanks running out due to huge demand Tory frontbencher Therese Coffey has told Brits struggling to afford food to “work some more hours” and “get a higher income.” The Environment Secretary made the “appalling” comments after being challenged in the House of Commons over the number of people using foodbanks. […]
3 years ago
Young adults ditching university and using food banks as cost of living crisis intensifies
The average student will rack up £45,800 in debt at university Young adults are being forced to scrap plans of going to university and use food banks for the first time – due to the cost-of-living crisis. A study of 1,000 adults aged 18-24 found 54 per cent admitted to being naive as to how […]
3 years ago
Iceland boss points out UK has more food banks than McDonald’s branches
The Iceland boss warned of the impact the cut in Universal Credit is going to have on struggling families Richard Walker, the managing director of the supermarket chain Iceland, has highlighted the alarming number of food banks in the UK, criticising the government for the upcoming cut to Universal Credit. Appearing on BBC Question Time […]
4 years ago