‘Either food, a present, or heating for some parents’: More Manchester families face Christmas ‘nightmare’
Manchester food banks are feeling the strain of increased demand as families struggle to feed their children over the Christmas holidays.
‘Complete disregard’: Oldham MP warns child poverty will rise under Tory tax credit cuts
Child poverty will rise in Greater Manchester if the Tory tax credit cut goes ahead, Oldham MP Debbie Abrahams has warned.
Benefit cuts will force more Manchester families to rely on food banks, warns study
The number of Manchester residents relying on food banks for their next meal is set to surge with the welfare cuts announced by George Osborne in the Tory’s 2015 Budget, according to new research.
Burnham invigorated by ‘best ever’ Labour campaign in Leigh
Exit polls by the BBC and YouGov put Conservatives ahead of Labour by 77 and 21 seats respectively, but Mr Burnham remains optimistic.
Beautiful South star Paul Heaton brings Manchester charities Hope for Christmas
Pop star Paul Heaton brings holiday cheer to two of the city’s charities, Compassion and Porch Boxes, with special benefit gig Hope for Christmas at Manchester Academy 2
Food bank users fear ‘social stigma’, claims Manchester Uni study – but hand-outs could soon be ‘normalised’
People forced into turning to food banks to stave off starvation are often ‘embarrassed’ and deeply concerned about the social ‘stigma’ they face, experts from Manchester University have revealed.
‘People are desperate’: Cuts and benefits delays to blame for 65% of referrals to Salford food banks
In the four months of 2014 alone, 65.6% of people referred to Salford Central were there as a result of changes or delays to a number of benefits including employment, housing and universal credit.