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Homelessness levels in Scotland are projected to increase by a third in the space of just two years if ministers fail to change their approach, a new report has found.

More than 1.5 million food parcels were provided by the Trussell Trust in the last six months, with record numbers using food banks amid rising energy costs, food price inflation and growing poverty, Jabed Ahmed writes

The TV judge wants more to be done to help those who rely on handouts

Under the Tories, the UK has seen an almost 20% increase in its child income poverty rate, ranking last place in Unicef’s league table of the world's richest countries

Independent food banks cannot see how they will get through this winter, as yet more people are forced to turn to charity to feed themselves and their families, says the Independent Food Aid Network

Rochdale has one of the highest destitution rates in England, the latest figures from the Joseph Rowntree Foundations...

THE number of food parcels given to children in Ceredigion has increased over the last year.

‘We are calling on the government to urgently confirm in the Autumn Statement that benefits will rise in line with inflation next April, and to reduce the burden of debt deductions which drive unacceptable levels of hardship.”

THE number of food parcels given to children in Pembrokeshire has dropped slightly over the last year, whilst food parcels for adults has increased.

THE number of food parcels given to children in Carmarthenshire and Neath Port Talbot has increased significantly over the last year.