In the news: 2017 archive

Food bank use

Report reveals scale of food bank use in the UK
Three in four food bank users go hungry multiple times a year, report warns
Volunteers at food banks perform `staggering´ 4.1m hours annually, says report

Poverty

Levels of child hunger and deprivation in UK among highest of rich nations
Poorest UK families struggle to put food on the table, survey finds

Food prices and costs of living

Four million more Britons earning less than an adequate income, study finds