A brilliant initiative that makes it so easy to support your local food bank - find out more about BanktheFood (including how to download the app) at bankthefood.org ♻️🛒

🗓️ From today, most benefit rates rise by 6.7% due to the normal annual ‘uprating’ rules to match inflation.

📉 But even after this, #UniversalCredit ’s basic rate will still fall far short of what’s needed to afford essentials like food, household bills and vital travel.🧵1/5

Renters are up to 34% more likely to experience poverty yet the Renters Reform Bill has reportedly been watered down as a number of MPs have criticised the Bill as 'too burdensome for landlords'.

This would be a failure at protecting renters.
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Time for the weekly food club timetable! We're back to business as usual now that Easter's over. We've got some fantastic items in stock this week - stop by to say hello! 💚

We know that school holidays can put extra pressure on families already facing financial difficulties, but there are lots of places where children can eat for free or at a lower cost this Easter break🍽️
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Happy Easter Sunday! Whatever you're doing today, we hope you have a restful end to the week. Just a reminder that the majority of our food clubs will be closed for the bank holiday tomorrow - but the Joseph Lappin Centre session will be moving to Tuesday this week instead. 💚

The two-child cap is a cruel policy that limits the life chances of children in already difficult situations.

By 2028, it is predicted that 51% of children from larger families will live in poverty. This policy has to be abolished.

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Some good news just in time for Easter - our youngest ambassador Theo and his brother have been collecting Easter eggs for families facing hardship, and they turned up at Knowsley Foodbank earlier this week to donate a whopping 300 eggs! We couldn't be prouder of them 💙

Lots of changes for the week leading up to Easter! Our only clubs open on Good Friday will be Rhyl and Boaler Street, Walton Vale will be closed on Thursday, and Croxteth are running an extra session on Tuesday. 🐰

Debt Awareness Week sheds light on the burden of personal debt across the UK. Big Help Projects Money Advice team helped consolidate over half a million pounds in debt last year alone. We don't want people to suffer in silence. If you are struggling please reach out 💙

'Shocking' racial violence outside Liverpool asylum hotel proves why politicians' words matter
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'Merseyside has long been a very accepting place. Hatred has no place here' liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…

'“Every child I deal with is fighting issues that would keep us off work,” he added.'

A devastating picture of UK poverty from Anna Fazackerley over the weekend shown, once again, through the lens of teachers; the preventable frontline workers of this crisis.

Another Sunday means another Food Club schedule! No changes to our timetable yet, but we'll keep you updated across the Big Help socials. 💚

Charity van stolen
This weekend Knowsley Foodbank had a chiller van stolen. This van is crucial to providing much needed food to people in need across Knowsley. The police are currently investigating this theft. The reg no. is: PN 66 HRK. If you see it please contact the police

📢 We’re calling on the UK government to introduce an Essentials Guarantee that makes sure Universal Credit covers the cost of essentials, like food.

The public are with us.

⏰ So political party leaders, what are you waiting for? It’s time to guarantee #OurEssentials .