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News: 25,000 poorer Londoners missing out on £6million that could reduce food poverty

A new report from London Food Link, part of the charity Sustain [1] tracks progress made by boroughs on addressing food poverty in the capital. The report presents findings of responses to London Food Link's survey against 9 measures; 28 out of 33 responded to this survey.[2]
Food Poverty | Tuesday 15 November 2016

News: London councils show mixed progress on action to reduce food poverty

The latest report from our London Food Poverty Campaign shows 'mixed progress' by London's 33 councils taking action to reduce the food insecurity that affects two million vulnerable Londoners.
Food Poverty | Wednesday 16 October 2019

News: Marcus Rashford launches new #WriteNow campaign to End Child Food Poverty

Premier League footballer and food poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford calls on the nation to write to MPs in support of expanding free school meals, holiday support and Healthy Start vouchers to more children in lower income households.
Children's Food Campaign | Tuesday 7 September 2021

News: Fabian Report on Food and Poverty: A Recipe for Inequality

The Fabian Commission on Food and Poverty have released an interim report showing UK's low income households are being pushed towards a food crisis. The Commission finds that while most of the population have access to better diets, those on low incomes are being left behind. The report shows that some low income families are spending over a third of their budget on food. The Commission argued this squeeze on budgets led low income families to less nutritious diets higher in fat, salt and sugar. In addition the report found that child obesity is rising in low income households, with those on lower incomes one and a half times more likely to get diabetes than those on higher incomes.
Sustain | Thursday 26 March 2015

News: New report shows gaping holes in safety net results in food poverty for vulnerable Londoners

London Food Link releases the Capital's first comprehensive food poverty profile, looking Beyond the Food Bank at what local authorities are doing to help the most vulnerable access food.
Food Poverty | Wednesday 21 October 2015

Reports: Telling stories and shaping solutions: A toolkit for empowering people who have lived experience of food poverty

This toolkit provides guidance and case studies on empowering people with lived experience of food poverty to make change happen.
Food Poverty | Thursday 27 February 2020

News: End Child Food Poverty coalition scoops Big Impact Award

The campaign to expand access to free school meals for more children and during school holidays has been named Big Impact Award winner at the 2021 Third Sector Excellence Awards.
Children's Food Campaign | Monday 20 September 2021

Reports: Community Food Retail and Food Poverty

Covid-19 has seen the growth of new, innovative ways to provide for people living in food poverty such as community food retail. With a growing need for such options in light of the continued Covid-19 crisis, this report explores the different models food poverty alliances could replicate in their areas and proposes a set of guidelines for delivering such projects.
Food Poverty | Friday 25 September 2020

News: Food poverty centre stage in new National Food Strategy

Henry Dimbleby has launched part one of the much-anticipated National Food Strategy, the first attempt to create an overarching food policy in the UK for 75 years.
Jellied Eel | Tuesday 11 August 2020

Blog: The Sustain alliance’s role in helping to eradicate food poverty and hunger

Sustain chief executive Kath Dalmeny looks at what we can do, working in alliance, to eliminate food poverty and hunger in the UK. We have been reviewing our shared priorities in preparation for Sustain’s refreshed strategy for 2020 to 2025.
Food Poverty | Friday 6 December 2019