Feeding Britain

@Feeding_Britain

Award-winning independent charity working to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK #FeedingBritain

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England linktr.ee/feedingbritain Joined March 2017

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90,000 children across Northern Ireland could benefit from the Holiday Hunger Bill.

The Bill would provide financial support to low-income families during school holidays, when children who normally receive Free School Meals lose access to that provision.

Explains that the Holiday Hunger Bill aims to tackle food insecurity during school holidays by providing financial payments to low-income families whose children receive Free School Meals during term time. The Bill could benefit 90,000 children across Northern Ireland.

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Thank you Sureena Brackenridge, MP for Wolverhampton North East, for asking the Education Secretary to maintain the link between eligibility for free school meals and the HAF programme. As Sureena highlights, hunger does not stop at the end of the school term.

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Feeding Britain @Feeding_Britain Nov 2

Many thanks to the Lord Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, for raising in the House of Lords the need to review and revise the eligibility criteria for HAF provision in England, so that more children living in poverty are able to access this vital support during school holidays.

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Feeding Britain @Feeding_Britain Oct 28

A statement from Andrew Forsey OBE, National Director of Feeding Britain, following today's Budget:

Feeding Britain @Feeding_Britain Oct 26

Losing employment can leave households facing sudden financial hardship, increasing the risk of hunger and food bank dependency.

Unemployment Insurance would provide additional income protection following a loss of employment, helping create a fairer safety net for households.

Green graphic headed "Protecting households from hunger". Text explains that the Government is considering introducing Unemployment Insurance, a contributory form of income protection. It outlines how this could provide additional financial security following job loss, reduce hunger and food bank dependency, and create a fairer safety net.