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Downstreaming is the government's policy direction to increase added value. However, the welfare of the people around the area affected by the policy also needs to be considered.
The report revealed that benefits claims and food bank usage was up during the pandemic, while rough sleeping fell. Credit: PA/Newsquest A new report has revealed the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted Londoners. Trust for London’s latest annual Poverty Profile has revealed that the number of people using food banks increased by 128 per cent in London between September 2019 and 2020, compared to a 56 per cent increase in the rest of England. The report also revealed that Londoners living in more deprived areas were more likely feel the health and eco...