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@trusselluk.bsky.social
· Nov 26
WE WON 💥 The two-child benefit limit is GONE! This will pull 470,000 children out of severe hardship by 2027.
This is a massive victory for families, campaigners, and every one of you that played your part urging the Chancellor to act.
This is a massive victory for families, campaigners, and every one of you that played your part urging the Chancellor to act.
We don’t need more food banks, we need change.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
We don’t need more food banks, we need change.
Repost if you agree.
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Hunger in the UK isn’t a personal failure. Its a systemic failure - one that is entirely fixable.
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Hunger in the UK isn’t a personal failure. Its a systemic failure - one that is entirely fixable.
⚠️ JUST IN: 6.8 million people are facing severe hardship.
Research by @jrf-uk.bsky.social reveals that the cost of living crisis is far from over, with record numbers of people going without essentials like food and heating.
We NEED more action to turn the tide on hunger in the UK.
Research by @jrf-uk.bsky.social reveals that the cost of living crisis is far from over, with record numbers of people going without essentials like food and heating.
We NEED more action to turn the tide on hunger in the UK.
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM
⚠️ JUST IN: 6.8 million people are facing severe hardship.
Research by @jrf-uk.bsky.social reveals that the cost of living crisis is far from over, with record numbers of people going without essentials like food and heating.
We NEED more action to turn the tide on hunger in the UK.
Research by @jrf-uk.bsky.social reveals that the cost of living crisis is far from over, with record numbers of people going without essentials like food and heating.
We NEED more action to turn the tide on hunger in the UK.
❗ Pensioners are cutting back on food, skipping showers and turning off the heating - because they have no money.
Rising food and energy costs are pushing older people to the brink, forcing many to rely on food banks.
This cannot continue.
Rising food and energy costs are pushing older people to the brink, forcing many to rely on food banks.
This cannot continue.
January 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM
❗ Pensioners are cutting back on food, skipping showers and turning off the heating - because they have no money.
Rising food and energy costs are pushing older people to the brink, forcing many to rely on food banks.
This cannot continue.
Rising food and energy costs are pushing older people to the brink, forcing many to rely on food banks.
This cannot continue.
🚨 The cost of living crisis is not over yet: UK inflation is back up.
People are already struggling to survive. This will pile even more pressure onto overstretched incomes, and push more people to the doors of food banks.
People are already struggling to survive. This will pile even more pressure onto overstretched incomes, and push more people to the doors of food banks.
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🚨 The cost of living crisis is not over yet: UK inflation is back up.
People are already struggling to survive. This will pile even more pressure onto overstretched incomes, and push more people to the doors of food banks.
People are already struggling to survive. This will pile even more pressure onto overstretched incomes, and push more people to the doors of food banks.
Hunger in the UK ISN’T about a lack of food.
- It’s about people not having enough money to survive
- It’s about a lack of affordable housing
- It’s about low wages
- It’s about a weak social security system
- It’s about people not having enough money to survive
- It’s about a lack of affordable housing
- It’s about low wages
- It’s about a weak social security system
January 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Hunger in the UK ISN’T about a lack of food.
- It’s about people not having enough money to survive
- It’s about a lack of affordable housing
- It’s about low wages
- It’s about a weak social security system
- It’s about people not having enough money to survive
- It’s about a lack of affordable housing
- It’s about low wages
- It’s about a weak social security system
What you think food banks do: provide food.
What they actually do: provide food and toiletries, listen, give advice and support with housing, mental health and social security, offer a cuppa and a biscuit, make people feel hopeful again.
What they actually do: provide food and toiletries, listen, give advice and support with housing, mental health and social security, offer a cuppa and a biscuit, make people feel hopeful again.
January 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
What you think food banks do: provide food.
What they actually do: provide food and toiletries, listen, give advice and support with housing, mental health and social security, offer a cuppa and a biscuit, make people feel hopeful again.
What they actually do: provide food and toiletries, listen, give advice and support with housing, mental health and social security, offer a cuppa and a biscuit, make people feel hopeful again.
BIG NEWS: more effective support will be given to people facing hardship from April!
The Crisis & Resilience Fund will provide financial support to prevent people from needing food banks.
This is a big step because hunger in the UK is NOT a food problem, it’s an income problem. 🧵👇
The Crisis & Resilience Fund will provide financial support to prevent people from needing food banks.
This is a big step because hunger in the UK is NOT a food problem, it’s an income problem. 🧵👇
January 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
BIG NEWS: more effective support will be given to people facing hardship from April!
The Crisis & Resilience Fund will provide financial support to prevent people from needing food banks.
This is a big step because hunger in the UK is NOT a food problem, it’s an income problem. 🧵👇
The Crisis & Resilience Fund will provide financial support to prevent people from needing food banks.
This is a big step because hunger in the UK is NOT a food problem, it’s an income problem. 🧵👇
26 years ago, there were no food banks. Now, because of rising food, rent and bills, and our poor social security system there are over 1,400.
January 14, 2026 at 7:09 PM
26 years ago, there were no food banks. Now, because of rising food, rent and bills, and our poor social security system there are over 1,400.
This is a real issue that food banks are seeing across the country: people are being forced to get into bed because they can't afford to put the heating on.
Many of them are in receipt of Universal Credit.
It's time for change. Everyone deserves a warm, safe place to call home. 🏠
Many of them are in receipt of Universal Credit.
It's time for change. Everyone deserves a warm, safe place to call home. 🏠
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
This is a real issue that food banks are seeing across the country: people are being forced to get into bed because they can't afford to put the heating on.
Many of them are in receipt of Universal Credit.
It's time for change. Everyone deserves a warm, safe place to call home. 🏠
Many of them are in receipt of Universal Credit.
It's time for change. Everyone deserves a warm, safe place to call home. 🏠
❗ 1 in 4 people who will turn to a food bank in our community this winter will have had almost no social contact – the food bank may be the first time they speak to someone.
January 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
❗ 1 in 4 people who will turn to a food bank in our community this winter will have had almost no social contact – the food bank may be the first time they speak to someone.
❗There’s been a 40% increase in emergency food parcels provided over winter in the last 5 years.
Food prices have risen by 37% in the last 5 years, rents are skyrocketing, bills are crazy, and our social security system hasn’t kept up.
People don’t have enough money to live.
Food prices have risen by 37% in the last 5 years, rents are skyrocketing, bills are crazy, and our social security system hasn’t kept up.
People don’t have enough money to live.
December 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
❗There’s been a 40% increase in emergency food parcels provided over winter in the last 5 years.
Food prices have risen by 37% in the last 5 years, rents are skyrocketing, bills are crazy, and our social security system hasn’t kept up.
People don’t have enough money to live.
Food prices have risen by 37% in the last 5 years, rents are skyrocketing, bills are crazy, and our social security system hasn’t kept up.
People don’t have enough money to live.
This is a real quote from somebody at one of our food banks...
‘Since my husband died two weeks ago, I’ve been living on Weetabix. My account was frozen, and Universal Credit hasn’t started.’
Losing a loved one is hard enough. People shouldn't have to worry about food on top of that. 💔
‘Since my husband died two weeks ago, I’ve been living on Weetabix. My account was frozen, and Universal Credit hasn’t started.’
Losing a loved one is hard enough. People shouldn't have to worry about food on top of that. 💔
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is a real quote from somebody at one of our food banks...
‘Since my husband died two weeks ago, I’ve been living on Weetabix. My account was frozen, and Universal Credit hasn’t started.’
Losing a loved one is hard enough. People shouldn't have to worry about food on top of that. 💔
‘Since my husband died two weeks ago, I’ve been living on Weetabix. My account was frozen, and Universal Credit hasn’t started.’
Losing a loved one is hard enough. People shouldn't have to worry about food on top of that. 💔
PSA: We expect to provide an emergency food parcel EVERY 10 SECONDS this winter.
December 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
PSA: We expect to provide an emergency food parcel EVERY 10 SECONDS this winter.
ICYMI: Our community of food banks provided 739,000 emergency food parcels last winter alone.
That’s 40% more than 5 years ago.
That’s 40% more than 5 years ago.
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
ICYMI: Our community of food banks provided 739,000 emergency food parcels last winter alone.
That’s 40% more than 5 years ago.
That’s 40% more than 5 years ago.
£104 a week – to cover food, bills, essential travel for work or school, toiletries like shampoo and toothpaste.
That’s how much people referred to our food banks typically have to get by. It’s not enough.
That’s how much people referred to our food banks typically have to get by. It’s not enough.
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
£104 a week – to cover food, bills, essential travel for work or school, toiletries like shampoo and toothpaste.
That’s how much people referred to our food banks typically have to get by. It’s not enough.
That’s how much people referred to our food banks typically have to get by. It’s not enough.
‘I thought, let’s just drink water this week. I know I can survive a few days without food.’
No one should be left in a situation like this. But this winter thousands of people will be driven to the doors of food banks.
No one should be left in a situation like this. But this winter thousands of people will be driven to the doors of food banks.
December 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
‘I thought, let’s just drink water this week. I know I can survive a few days without food.’
No one should be left in a situation like this. But this winter thousands of people will be driven to the doors of food banks.
No one should be left in a situation like this. But this winter thousands of people will be driven to the doors of food banks.
GOOD NEWS: The government's Child Poverty Strategy is here ➡️ Ending the two-child limit, expanding Free School Meals and increasing childcare support will help protect *hundreds of thousands* of children from growing up facing hunger and hardship.
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
GOOD NEWS: The government's Child Poverty Strategy is here ➡️ Ending the two-child limit, expanding Free School Meals and increasing childcare support will help protect *hundreds of thousands* of children from growing up facing hunger and hardship.
❗In the time it takes you to read this, we’ll have provided another emergency food parcel.
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
❗In the time it takes you to read this, we’ll have provided another emergency food parcel.
🚨 JUST IN: tens of thousands of people will need to turn to a food bank for the very first time this winter.
We expect to provide an emergency food parcel EVERY 10 SECONDS.
We expect to provide an emergency food parcel EVERY 10 SECONDS.
December 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🚨 JUST IN: tens of thousands of people will need to turn to a food bank for the very first time this winter.
We expect to provide an emergency food parcel EVERY 10 SECONDS.
We expect to provide an emergency food parcel EVERY 10 SECONDS.
People are feeling the pinch. The rising cost of essentials like food, warmth and clothing will push thousands of people to the doors of food banks for the first time this winter.
Things don’t have to be this way.
Things don’t have to be this way.
December 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
People are feeling the pinch. The rising cost of essentials like food, warmth and clothing will push thousands of people to the doors of food banks for the first time this winter.
Things don’t have to be this way.
Things don’t have to be this way.
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Fantastic news! The Chancellor just announced the end of the 2 child limit. This will protect 100s of 1000s of children from growing up facing hunger & hardship, ease pressure on public services & boost our economy. #Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Fantastic news! The Chancellor just announced the end of the 2 child limit. This will protect 100s of 1000s of children from growing up facing hunger & hardship, ease pressure on public services & boost our economy. #Budget2025
WE WON 💥 The two-child benefit limit is GONE! This will pull 470,000 children out of severe hardship by 2027.
This is a massive victory for families, campaigners, and every one of you that played your part urging the Chancellor to act.
This is a massive victory for families, campaigners, and every one of you that played your part urging the Chancellor to act.
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
WE WON 💥 The two-child benefit limit is GONE! This will pull 470,000 children out of severe hardship by 2027.
This is a massive victory for families, campaigners, and every one of you that played your part urging the Chancellor to act.
This is a massive victory for families, campaigners, and every one of you that played your part urging the Chancellor to act.
The price of food alone is 35% higher than just five years ago. And as temperatures drop, the coming months will be harsher than ever for people already living on the sharpest edge.
This winter, thousands of people will walk through the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
This winter, thousands of people will walk through the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The price of food alone is 35% higher than just five years ago. And as temperatures drop, the coming months will be harsher than ever for people already living on the sharpest edge.
This winter, thousands of people will walk through the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
This winter, thousands of people will walk through the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
ICYMI: the two-child benefit limit is the single biggest driver of child poverty in the UK, pushing hundreds of families into hardship EVERY DAY.
Fully removing it would lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship. It's the moral thing to do.
Fully removing it would lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship. It's the moral thing to do.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
ICYMI: the two-child benefit limit is the single biggest driver of child poverty in the UK, pushing hundreds of families into hardship EVERY DAY.
Fully removing it would lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship. It's the moral thing to do.
Fully removing it would lift 470,000 children out of severe hardship. It's the moral thing to do.