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Anger after Tory MP claims ‘food parcels are sold or traded for drugs’

Steven Preece - 24th October 2020

Another Tory MP claimed school meal vouchers were "effectively" a cash payment to brothels and drug dealers.

Poverty

PM rejects Marcus Rashford’s petition to extend free school meals – but England star vows to fight on

Steven Preece - 15th October 2020

A defiant Rashford has refused to back down, saying no child should be going hungry.

Food banks

Calls for stronger welfare support as food banks warn of surge in demand

Steven Preece - 14th September 2020

Food bank use expected to rise by 61% due to the impact of coronavirus.

Carers

Unpaid carers twice as likely to have used a food bank during lockdown

Steven Preece - 17th June 2020

"The Government must acknowledge the impact the pandemic is having on carers’ finances."

Charities

Coronavirus: Food banks swamped with requests for emergency food aid

Steven Preece - 6th June 2020

Demand for emergency food parcels has reached unprecented levels as COVID-19 ravages already struggling communities.

Children

One in five UK households with children go hungry during Covid-19 lockdown

Steven Preece - 3rd May 2020

UK Government facing mounting pressure to strengthen the social security safety net.

Charities

81% surge in foodbank use sparks calls for a stronger welfare safety net

Steven Preece - 1st May 2020

Coalition of charities call for a 'Coronavirus Emergency Income Support Scheme' to help protect low-income households.

Charities

Food banks forced to close their doors over Coronavirus fears

Steven Preece - 17th March 2020

Campaigners fear that low-income households will be left without food and put at greater risk of becoming a victim of Coronavirus.

Charities

Public generosity to food banks must be met with changes to Universal Credit, says Trussell Trust

Steven Preece - 26th February 2020

The Trussell Trust has called on the UK government to end the minumum five-week wait for Universal Credit.

News

Universal Credit could ‘steamroll’ two million vulnerable people into poverty

Steven Preece - 13th February 2020

Complicated application process means that many people simply give up before their claim is completed.

News

DWP ‘couldn’t care less’ about the devastating impact of Universal Credit

Steven Preece - 27th January 2020

FOI reveals the DWP has no idea how the five-week-wait affects Universal Credit claimants.

News

Universal Credit system ‘sending people into the arms of loan sharks’, report says

Steven Preece - 23rd January 2020

Charity warns that the Tories' flawed Universal Credit system is "causing debt and destitution".

News

Citizens Advice demands ‘fundamental overhaul’ of Universal Credit system

Steven Preece - 10th January 2020

"We need to see significant changes to the way the Universal Credit is designed and delivered to ensure it supports the people who need it."

Press Releases

Food bank use in Scotland up 80% in five years

Steven Preece - 28th December 2019

"Brutal" impact of austerity and welfare cuts laid bare.

News

Universal Credit architect Iain Duncan Smith knighted in New Years Honours List

Steven Preece - 27th December 2019

Opposition parties said it "beggars belief" that the former DWP boss is being rewarded for causing "untold stress" to millions.

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