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Posted on 27th November 2017

News Highlights 2016

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Feeding Britain in the news

December 2016

Children in the UK are going hungry at Christmas: these projects are working to change that, Huffington Post, 15 December 2016

November 2016

Spike in food bank usage blamed on delays in benefit claims, The Guardian, 14 November 2016

Long benefit payment delays affect 92,000 claimants in one year, forcing many to use food banks, The Independent, 14 November 2016

October 2016

How London can follow Birkenhead’s lead in reducing food waste, Evening Standard, 19 October 2016

September 2016

The UK has a golden opportunity to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition, Politics Home, 23 September 2016

August 2016

Working families without enough money to afford food, Ipsos MORI, 10 August 2016

April 2016

Let’s shine a light on Britain’s hidden hunger, The Guardian, 21 April 2016

Thousands of pupils start school underweight, say MPs, BBC News, 15 April 2016

Some schools see one in five pupils arrive hungry, MPs warn, TES, 15 April 2016

One in five kids go to school hungry every day, heartbreaking report reveals, Daily Mirror, 15 April 2016

Rising number of children underweight when they start school, BuzzFeed, 15 April 2016

Thousands of children start school hungry, MPs warn, The Independent, 15 April 2016