New Legislation is Passed to Restrict Advertising of Unhealthy Food
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Breadline Voices: "The poor have already been in a cost of living crisis for years"
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Breadline Voices: Pasta related PTSD
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Our response to Kellogg's legal challenge against the government
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Levelling Up: The view from the streets of Barrow
This week, we’re looking at Levelling Up, the Government's plan to equal out the differences between north and south to help towns recover from decades of poverty.
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Government data shows £20 uplift is likely to have protected people on Universal Credit from food insecurity
A survey just published from the Department of Work and Pensions finds that levels of food insecurity in households in receipt of Universal Credit were 37% lower when the uplift was in place compared with before the pandemic, while levels amongst those on housing benefit (which captures many people on legacy benefits that weren’t eligible for the uplift) didn’t change substantially.
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Government Data on Food Insecurity During the Pandemic: A Data Story
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