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Trussell Trust Urges Action Amid Rising Food Insecurity

5/22/2025

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The Trussell Trust charity is calling on the UK government to boost Universal Credit and halt cuts to disability benefits, highlighting a troubling rise in food bank usage and child poverty. Critics decry this as a failure of human rights, while the government insists it is tackling poverty through reforms, yet fears of food insecurity continue to loom large.

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The Trussell Trust charity is calling on the UK government to boost Universal Credit and halt cuts to disability benefits, highlighting a troubling rise in food bank usage and child poverty. Critics decry this as a failure of human rights, while the government insists it is tackling poverty through reforms, yet fears of food insecurity continue to loom large.