Tax incentives will provide extra meals and cut waste Millions of meals that are being dumped in landfill could instead end up on the plates of vulnerable Australians who need them, under proposed tax changes. AAP · Oct 23, 2024
‘No buffers left’: borrowers turn to foodbanks as rate hike cranks up mortgage stress Charities see a spike in calls with each rate rise, while loan arrears now outstrip energy bills as biggest issue say debt counsellors The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2023
Australia in ‘the midst of a food security crisis’ as 3.7m households struggle to buy enough to eat Almost 350,000 additional households experienced food insecurity in the past year, according to latest Foodbank survey The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2023
Putting food on the table getting harder as costs soar More than a third of Australian households are struggling with food insecurity and that includes many people who are working in mid-to-high earning jobs. AAP · Oct 22, 2023
How charities and retailers are working together to address waste Many Australians are feeling the crunch - here is how two waste-prevention charities are working to get more food and household supplies to people who need them The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2023
More Australians are seeking food relief as prices rise. How do you access help for the first time? The rise in the cost of living is the primary reason more Australians are struggling to put food on the table. If you are needing help for the first time, what are your options and how can you get the help you need? ABC News · Apr 9, 2023
Charities call for tax tweak to divert food away from landfill and into homes A simple tweak to tax rules could provide an additional 100 million meals a year for Australians struggling with rising costs, according to the nation's largest food-relief organisation. ABC News · Jan 15, 2023
More Australians seeking food relief amid rising cost of essentials More than one million people every month are relying on Foodbank to help feed their families as the rising cost of living takes its toll. The New Daily · Jun 15, 2022
Demand for food relief soars as COVID, inflation and natural disasters pile pressure on the vulnerable Australia’s major food banks are reporting huge need, with many who have never needed their services before reaching out for help The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2022