News
5 Oct 21
Facing a tough winter
Millions of people will see a £20 reduction in their weekly Universal Credit payment with effect from 6 October 2021. This is happening at about the same time as the furlough scheme ends, fuel price increases and the cap on rents is withdrawn. The reduction will affect many adults and children in the Braintree District. […]
14 Sep 21
Universal Credit and What Our Keep The Lifeline Campaign is All About
What is Universal Credit? Universal Credit is a social security payment for people who don’t have enough money for the essentials – often because they’re in low-paid work or can’t work because of a health issue or caring responsibilities. These payments can be an absolute lifeline for people who don’t have enough money to live […]
8 Sep 21
Proposed £20 Cut to Universal Credit – #KeeptheLifeline
We are asking local people to write to your MP as new research shows 1.2m people fear they will be forced to skip meals if UK government cuts Universal Credit payments this October New report from the Trussell Trust also shows 1.3m people fear being unable to heat their homes this winter if the cut […]
24 Aug 21
Keep the Lifeline campaign
More than a million people across the country say they are very likely to be forced to turn to food banks if the UK government goes ahead with plans to cut Universal Credit payments by £20 a week this October. This will be the biggest overnight cut to social security since World War Two – for some families, it will mean suddenly losing up […]
25 May 21
STATE OF HUNGER: ‘…Hunger in the UK isn’t just about food – it’s about people not being able to afford the basics,’ says Emma Revie, Chief Executive of the Trussell Trust.
Join us today to build a hunger-free future.
13 May 21
State of Hunger – Key Message
STATE OF HUNGER: KEY MESSAGES FOR STATE OF HUNGER MAY 2021 Our new research reveals the extreme poverty faced by people at food banks going into the pandemic, with just £248 a month on average to survive on after housing costs. This isn’t right. We’re calling on governments at all levels to commit to working […]
27 Apr 21
A Wonderful Tribute from People Who Use Our Services
Watch this wonderful tribute. It includes a poem written by a person with lived experience of poverty and read by volunteers and food bank staff.
22 Apr 21
Trussell Trust Figures 2020/21
Record 2.5 million emergency food parcels given to people across UK with just under 1m going to children – that’s two parcels every minute. Last year, food banks in the The Trussell Trust network gave out a record 2.5 million emergency food parcels to people in crisis. At Braintree Area Foodbank, we fed 5,842 people, 48% of those were children. This isn’t right. No […]
6 Apr 21
Hunger Free Future
In November 2020, Trussell Trust launched an ambitious campaign to create change – to build a movement of people who will work alongside the Trussell Trust to create a hunger free future. Could you support The Trussell Trust’s Hunger Free Future campaign? Could you keep an eye out for and share the Hunger Free Future’s social […]