Our latest figures reveal that more than 2.6 million emergency food parcels were provided to people facing hunger and hardship across the UK in 2025, as hunger continues to grip communities.
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How environmental issues are shaping hunger and hardship in the UK
16 Feb 2026 Written by Liz Gadd, Sarah Fullick
We partnered with independent consultant Liz Gadd to explore a crucial question: how are environmental changes, and the policies designed to address them, impacting hunger and hardship in the UK?
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Give in Lent 2026
13 Feb 2026
Suggestions for food you can donate during the 40 days of Lent 2026.
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A new era for crisis support in England?
13 Jan 2026 Written by Beatrice Orchard
The new Crisis and Resilience Fund is a vital step towards ensuring no-one is forced to turn to a food bank to get by.
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Winter 2026 shopping list
08 Jan 2026
Our most recent list of most needed items. Updated 8th January 2026
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Our response to the Autumn Budget and Child Poverty Strategy
11 Dec 2025 Written by Elizabeth Miller
What steps does the UK government’s 2025 Autumn Budget and Child Poverty Strategy take towards ending the need for emergency food?
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Food banks brace for winter surge
03 Dec 2025
New figures from Trussell reveal a sharp rise in the need for winter food parcels compared to five years ago.
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Our response to lifting the two-child limit
26 Nov 2025
The chancellor’s decision to remove the two-child limit in full is warmly welcomed and will protect hundreds of thousands of children from growing up facing hunger and hardship.
Analysis
Britons and the two-child limit
24 Nov 2025
Luke Tryl, Executive Director of More in Common, explains why lifting the two-child limit can help Labour to build public support.
