Last year, we issued over 1500 food parcels to more than 3500 people facing hardship in our local area. Much of this food came from your generous Harvest donations and this year we could use...
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Article
A Taste for Change published today
29 Sep 2026
New book by our Social Change Advisor, Heather Buckingham, considers how we can build a food bank free future.
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Article
Hardship does not start at the food bank
11 Sep 2026
Hardship in the UK, a new report from the Living Costs in Context series, sets out what is pulling people into crisis, and what would prevent it.
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Analysis
PIP is paying for Universal Credit's failures
02 Sep 2026 Written by Lucy Bannister
Our Senior Policy Manager, Lucy Bannister, explains that – to make PIP fair and sustainable – Timms needs to address the fact that Universal Credit is failing to cover the essentials.
Financial hardship delaying major life milestones for young people
26 Aug 2026
A survey of more than 4,700 young people found financial hardship is forcing many to delay major life milestones, while millions of young people are struggling to afford essentials.
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News article
A small act of kindness that kept on giving 💐
15 Jul 2026
What a beautiful reminder that one simple act of kindness can travel much further than we ever expect, bringing a little joy to several people along the way.
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Article
☀️💚☀️Summer Play and Back to School Essentials Campaign ☀️💚☀️
09 Jul 2026
We are really busy at the minute. Not just with food parcels but also planning ahead for the Summer Holidays and the needs of families and children in our local area.
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News article
Summer Holiday - Local Provision
09 Jul 2026
Northumberland Council have recently launched their Summer Holiday Provision for local families and children.
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Press release
New parliamentary inquiry
07 Jul 2026
The All Party-Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Ending the Need for Food Banks new inquiry asks a crucial question: How should the level of Universal Credit be decided?
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Analysis
How the Timms Review can unlock opportunity for disabled people
06 Jul 2026 Written by Lucy Bannister
Our Senior Policy Manager, Lucy Bannister, sets out why PIP is holding people back and how we fix it.
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