Record numbers of people in Britain can’t afford food – lifting lockdown won’t change that
Even before Covid-19 hit, the proportion of households in the UK without the resources to eat was rising.
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Iain Duncan Smith admits the five-week wait for Universal Credit is pointless – but wouldn’t change it
The damaging delay to benefit payments is accepted as unnecessary by its architects, exposing further evidence-blindness in the welfare system.
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The return of benefit sanctions is a risky, painful and dangerous bet by the government
Against a potential backdrop of mass layoffs, the cruelty of the old system is going to feel a lot sharper.
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Holiday hunger isn’t just for one summer – children go without food every year
Why has it taken a pandemic to expose the annual crisis of children going hungry?
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The other reason the government U-turned on free school meals
After the 2019 election, many more Tory MPs represent seats with high numbers of pupils eligible for free school meals.
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Why a government U-turn on free school meals looks likely
There is broad agreement that the extension of meal vouchers over the summer would be effective, popular and inexpensive.
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How I learnt to relax, stop worrying and love the triple lock pension
I increasingly think that the policy is George Osborne's best legacy as Chancellor.
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The busiest ever month for UK foodbanks exposes a fatal flaw in our pandemic response
The number of households that cannot afford to eat has risen by 89 per cent.
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