Universal credit cut will push 800,000 people into poverty, Boris Johnson warned

Universal credit cut will push 800,000 people into poverty, Boris Johnson warned

Universal Credit: Families must choose food or fuel in benefits cut

Universal Credit: Families must choose food or fuel in benefits cut

Ending universal credit boost will hit sickest areas the hardest, study shows

Ending universal credit boost will hit sickest areas the hardest, study shows

Cradley Heath food bank sees big school uniform demand

Cradley Heath food bank sees big school uniform demand

Isle of Man Foodbank calls for summer holiday meal voucher return

Isle of Man Foodbank calls for summer holiday meal voucher return

Developer gives £3,000 boost to Ormskirk Foodbank

Developer gives £3,000 boost to Ormskirk Foodbank

Cornwall foodbank receives tonnes of food leftover by G7 police and security

Cornwall foodbank receives tonnes of food leftover by G7 police and security

Covid: Bristol food donation charity 'only has funding for two more weeks'

Covid: Bristol food donation charity 'only has funding for two more weeks'

Covid: 'Massive increase' in Milton Keynes food bank users

Covid: 'Massive increase' in Milton Keynes food bank users

Nine in 10 councils in England see rise in people using food banks

Nine in 10 councils in England see rise in people using food banks

Covid: Bradford food bank demand 'trebled during pandemic'

Covid: Bradford food bank demand 'trebled during pandemic'

Universal Credit: Extend £20 benefit top-up for a year, say MPs

Universal Credit: Extend £20 benefit top-up for a year, say MPs

The international students struggling to feed themselves in lockdown

They come for the privilege and prestige of a British university experience, promised an education at world-class institutions. And they pay a hefty price. Fees for international students are often more than £10,000 a year.

But we’ve discovered Covid has left huge numbers of them queueing up for food banks, crammed into terrible accommodation, trying to study online while sharing rooms with four or five others and feeling totally abandoned by their universities.

The problem has become so acute that one food bank in east London now caters solely for international students.

https://www.channel4.com/news/the-international-students-struggling-to-feed-themselves-in-lockdown

Thank You!

Sincere thanks to everyone who has made financial donations to the foodbank over recent weeks via Just Giving. We are aware that a number of people did this in lieu of exchanging family Christmas gifts and we are very grateful.

Many thanks too to The Boys from The Buck for your recent donation of goods.

Covid in Scotland: Food bank volunteers get vaccine before over 80s

Covid in Scotland: Food bank volunteers get vaccine before over 80s

Bristol friends raise £5,500 after free school meal upset

Bristol friends raise £5,500 after free school meal upset

Policeman buys family food instead of arresting them for shoplifting

Policeman buys family food instead of arresting them for shoplifting

Community group donates 10 tonnes of vegetables to food banks

Community group donates 10 tonnes of vegetables to food banks