Trussell Trust
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Redistribution could do more harm than good, claims report
Donating surplus food to charity will not solve the issues of food waste and hunger, a new report has claimed. Research by the Food Research Collaboration concluded that companies giving surplus food to food banks is a “short-term band aid”… Read More
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Low income and welfare problems see food bank numbers rise by 38% despite economic recovery
NUMBERS TURNING to foodbanks are continuing to rise despite economic recovery, and more people are struggling to get by because their incomes are too low, says leading foodbank charity The Trussell Trust. … Read More
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The political print
DAVID CAMERON was rightly lauded for extracting $4.15 billion (£2.8 billion) from the world’s richest nations to tackle child malnutrition at the London hunger summit. The UK, which already has an impressive track record of maintaining aid during austere times,… Read More