Poverty
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New union aims to tackle food poverty
Charity and community venue, The Florrie, has set up a new food union to help combat poverty.
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Campaign to help families at Christmas
A local group is fundraising this Christmas to support families and help them have a more enjoyable festive period.
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LJMU conference puts poverty in spotlight
LJMU played host to a ‘Reporting Poverty’ conference, with delegates coming from as far afield as Hungary and Spain.
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Why do so many people use food banks?
The Frontline Centre in Wavertree shows how food is being distributed to those in crisis.
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Christmas meal bid to help families in poverty
A campaign in Merseyside is aiming to ensure that no family in poverty goes without a Christmas dinner.
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MP Field’s concern over new Benefit Cap
Birkenhead MP Frank Field calls on Wirral Council to help families affected by the new lower Benefit Cap.
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Missing out on the digital revolution
Nearly 15% of people in Merseyside have never used the internet, according to the Office of National Statistics.
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Welfare cuts ‘force thousands into poverty’
Plans to slash welfare benefits will force thousands of Liverpool children into poverty, according to two new reports.
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Charity bus brings focus on inequality
Oxfam’s ‘Even It Up’ campaign addresses the economic gap between the rich and the poor.
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Winter survival packs for city’s vulnerable
Volunteers have been packing laundry bags with winter essentials for Liverpool’s most vulnerable people.
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Rise in young people living in hardship
Around 25% of young people in Liverpool are unemployed, according to one city councillor.
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Homeless charity braced for Christmas
The head of Liverpool’s Whitechapel Centre for the homeless speaks of the challenges his charity is facing as Christmas approaches.
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Mayor’s Hope Fund for food banks
A share of £32,000 from The Mayor’s Hope Fund has been given to 15 Liverpool organisations in a bid to tackle food poverty.
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City food waste tops £600 per house
Liverpool families waste over £600 worth of food per year, despite increasing demand at food banks across the city.
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Big freeze tests homeless charity
A leading Liverpool centre for the homeless has been kept busy by recent freezing conditions, as well as the economic downturn.
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Food banks in plea after stock shortage
As winter sets in, the pressure put on food banks in the Merseyside area is higher than ever.
