News | Lowestoft Foodbank

11 Sep 19

Universal Credit: “It’s been a nightmare – I’m £2,000 in debt. I can’t get any more loans.”

A blog post by Emma Revie Chief Executive Recently, the Trussell Trust partnered with single-parent charity Gingerbread as part of the #5WeeksTooLong campaign. This campaign has been highlighting the changes Universal Credit needs to ensure proper support is in place for families with children. The Government needs to fix issues with Universal Credit. There are […]

24 Dec 18

Five year old boy exchanges Christmas card funds to raise £120 for foodbank

Five year old Jacob Cropley, who attends Oulton Broad primary school, was given £10 to buy Christmas cards and was asked by his mum Rachel if he’d like to donate it to something else this year instead. Jacob decided that he wanted to give his money to the Lowestoft Foodbank, but rather than just donate […]

19 Dec 18

Christmas Opening Times

Please note that over the Christmas/New Year period we will be operating with a reduced service: Monday 24th Closed: Gateway to Hope and Trinity Methodist Church Tuesday 25th Closed: United Reformed Church Wednesday 26th Closed: Gateway to Hope Thursday 27th Open: Whitton Life Cafe (11:30-14:00) Friday 28th Open: Gunton Baptist Church (10:00-14:00) Saturday 29th Open: St Edmund’s, Kessingland (10:00-12:00) Monday 31st Closed: Gateway to Hope and Trinity Methodist Church […]

21 Dec 17

Food banks in 2017: Change is Possible

Read the new report Emergency Use Only II Three years ago, CPAG and the Trussell Trust were among the organisations who published Emergency Use Only, one of the first pieces of research to shed light on the drivers of the enormous increases in food bank use that we have seen this decade. We found that the […]

15 Jun 17

UK foodbank use continues to rise

UK foodbank use continues to rise as new report highlights growing impact of Universal Credit rollout on foodbanks. Over 1,182,000 three day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in past year – 436,000 to children New report on Universal Credit reveals adverse side effects on people claiming and foodbanks providing help The Trussell […]

1 Dec 16

Almost half of people referred to foodbanks at risk of going cold as well as hungry this winter

New data from charity’s Fuel Bank scheme suggests families on pre-payment meters face cold and hunger this winter Foodbanks face busiest winter as new data suggests half of all people needing support from foodbanks are on pre-pay meters Schemes like Fuel Banks getting immediate help to people in crisis However, survey of 410+ foodbanks suggests […]

23 Dec 15

6 Unexpected Things Foodbanks Need

A visit to the food bank isn’t exactly a traditional Christmas activity, but one UK charity is asking for a little extra help this month, when demand is at its highest and families are choosing between eating and heating.

8 Dec 15

Why Would a Mum Doing a Business Degree Find Herself Begging on the Streets This Winter?

With Christmas approaching, Michele from Brent Foodbank shares how she’s helping to make the festive season special for those struggling. “For the past few days I haven’t been to the street begging for money to buy food for me and my baby…” This was what a mother at Brent Foodbank told us recently. She was […]

1 Dec 15

Emergency Budget gets the food poverty test

David McAuley, Chief Executive of The Trussell Trust said: “We have two simple tests for the budget being delivered today.  Firstly, what does it do to reduce the number of people in poverty and hunger?  Secondly, what does it do to ensure the Government is supporting the work of charities and social enterprise in taking […]

21 Oct 15

Listening to the lives behind the foodbank statistics

MPs and peers discussed tackling UK poverty. The Trussell Trust, along with dozens of representatives from its UK network of foodbanks, were in parliament yesterday speaking with MPs and Peers about the work they do to combat hunger and poverty. Hosting the event, Chris White MP commended the varied work of the Trussell Trust’s foodbanks, […]

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