A report published by Human Rights Watch 18 hours ago documents the danger that families and children will “fall through the net.” It records:
– a 5,146% increase in emergency food parcels (2008-2018)
– a 44% cut in welfare spending (2010-2018)
– More than 14 million foodbank meals eaten in the last 12 months
It further states the UK Government is ignoring the recommendations of three UN committees and the British Institute of Human Rights and “has yet to fully acknowledge its own responsibility… for the hunger crisis”.
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