As inflation hits the pockets of families who already had little to spare, food banks say they are getting much busier and seeing more people with jobs.
In U.K. Cost-of-Living Crisis, Some Workers Struggle to Feed Children
As inflation hits the pockets of families who already had little to spare, food banks say they are getting much busier and seeing more people with jobs.
| Date: | Jan. 26, 2023 7:59 AM ET |
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In U.K. Cost-of-Living Crisis, Some Workers Struggle to Feed Children
As inflation hits the pockets of families who already had little to spare, food banks say they are getting much busier and seeing more people with jobs.
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UK retailers buoyant despite cost of living crisis
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Jan. 16, 2023 - UK homepage - Business - United Kingdom -
Dow Jones Newswires: U.K. economy unexpectedly expands in November despite persistent cost-of-living pressures
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Jan. 20, 2023 - BBC News - Home - Top stories -
Cost of living: Policing boss 'not judging' food thefts to feed family
West Yorkshire Deputy Mayor Alison Lowe says she understands why some people may steal food.
Jan. 27, 2023 - BBC News - Home - Top stories -
UK leader calls crisis meeting over struggling health system
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is gathering government ministers, medics and health service managers in 10 Downing St. for talks aimed at fixing a health care crisis that has seen thousands of patients stranded outside overflowing hospitals
Jan. 7, 2023 - ABC News: Top Stories - Top stories - United Kingdom -
‘We’re being hammered’: cost of living crisis in one of England’s most deprived areas
Food banks in Birmingham Hodge Hill tell of soaring demand amid highest rates of child poverty and fuel poverty in countryThe constituency of Birmingham Hodge Hill, a densely populated area on the eastern edge of the city, has the
Jan. 5, 2023 - The Guardian - World -
UK mortgage costs rise to highest proportion of income since financial crisis
Payments for first-time buyers rise to 39% of take-home pay
Jan. 12, 2023 - World - World - United Kingdom -
UK mortgage costs rise to highest proportion of income since financial crisis
Payments for first-time buyers rise to 39% of take-home pay
Jan. 12, 2023 - UK homepage - Business - United Kingdom -
What is the UK inflation rate and why is the cost of living rising?
The rate at which prices are rising has fallen slightly, but inflation remains near a 40-year high.
Jan. 18, 2023 - BBC News - Home - Top stories - United Kingdom -
Amazon plays down impact of first strike by UK workers – business live
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Jan. 25, 2023 - The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Energy bills: What cost-of-living payments are available and how do you claim?
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Jan. 10, 2023 - BBC News - Home - Top stories -
‘I have to give up food for sanitary products’: UK readers on the cost of living crisis
Four people share the drastic measures they are taking to cut costs and stay financially afloatAs the cost of living crisis rages and UK inflation remains at one of the highest levels in 40 years, many people are finding that even the
Jan. 26, 2023 - The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Just one G-7 leader will join the Davos elite this year as regular people battle cost-of-living crisis
While the WEF summit has had low G-7 attendance in the past, one political advisor said leaders would be especially wary amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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Schools struggle to provide meals for kids as inflation sends food costs soaring
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Jan. 26, 2023 - NYT > World News - World - United Kingdom -
Hundreds of Children Seeking Asylum in U.K. Are Missing
The unaccompanied minors are mostly Albanian teenagers who had been living in hotels. Rights advocates and some lawmakers believe that they have been abducted by criminal gangs.
Jan. 26, 2023 - NYT > Top Stories - Top stories - United Kingdom -
Hundreds of children seeking asylum disappear in U.K.
The majority of the missing children are teenage boys from Albania, the British government said.
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Hundreds of children seeking asylum disappear in U.K.
The majority of the missing children are teenage boys from Albania, the British government said.
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Up to half a million workers strike across U.K.
Teachers, train drivers, civil servants and college lecturers are on strike in parts of the United Kingdom today as workers continue to call for better pay.
Feb. 1, 2023 - Home - CBSNews.com - Top stories -
Half a million workers join U.K.'s largest strike in over a decade
Thousands of schools in the U.K. are closing some or all of their classrooms, train services will be paralyzed and delays are expected at airports Wednesday.
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