Number of children using Hackney Foodbank doubles in two years – as charity urges government to act
Food bank’s CEO calls on Whitehall to ensure Universal Credit is keeping up with living costs
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Nearly half of Londoners struggling with cost of living, new polling finds
YouGov and City Hall reports make for grim reading as crisis continues
Homerton Hospital staff donate to Hackney Foodbank as a ‘thank you’ to the community for its support during the pandemic
Hospital workers ask for on-site donation points to be made permanent after collecting 55kg of food and essentials for those in need
Hackney sees 140 per cent rise in Universal Credit claimants in seven months
Nearly 20,000 people joined the system between January and September this year
Town Hall works to support residents as Universal Credit claims soar
Claims see spike of 60 per cent between May and June as councillors warn of ‘new wave’ of job losses when furlough ends
Council accused of ‘patronising’ tenants with warning not to spend rent money on Christmas presents
Councillor raises concerns of ‘Victorian paternalism’ in response to reports of ‘Pay Your Rent This Christmas’ campaign
Councillors reject government’s ‘end of austerity’ claim
‘We’ve been told that austerity is coming to an end. It doesn’t feel like it’s over here’
Council braces for potentially ‘catastrophic’ no-deal Brexit
‘We could lose very significant numbers of our frontline staff very quickly,’ says councillor
Finance boss calls for halt to ‘damaging’ Universal Credit roll-out
Councillor highlights potential impact on residents with limited access to or experience of digital technology
Council struggles to identify Universal Credit claimants ahead of roll-out
Mayor Philip Glanville last year denounced pilots of the new welfare scheme as ‘disastrous’
Delay roll-out of ‘disastrous’ Universal Credit in Hackney, Mayor Glanville tells government
Mayor’s letter warns benefit changes could increase poverty and debt
New benefits cap will ‘damage life chances of over 3,000 Hackney children’
Borough will be one of the worst affected areas in the UK, according to new government figures