The Independent’s Christmas appeal hits £3.2m to help families on the breadline On the Breadline: Our campaign has surpassed the goal of raising £1m with The Childhood Trust The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Religious leaders in UK throw support behind our cost of living campaign On the Breadline: Chief rabbi calls on people to ‘dig deep’ to support our campaign The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Bus selling affordable food to help NHS staff and patients at London hospital On the Breadline: Bus to stop at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Charity supporting struggling Londoners says bills crisis is stopping them doing more On the Breadline: ‘We would like to open in the evenings, but that will bring higher utility costs’ The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022
London mayor Sadiq Khan backs our Christmas cost of living appeal On the Breadline: Mayor of London calls on government to ‘match if not exceed’ our funding efforts The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022
Girl, 7, who eats so little ‘you can see her ribcage’ among children needing help in cost crisis On the Breadline: Families are worried about having enough food to go around and have started using food banks in the cost of living crisis The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022
Cost of living campaign passes £3 million thanks to £500,000 from Neptune Energy On the Breadline: ‘It’s right that we do all we can for those who need help most,’ chief executive says after donation The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022
Inside London youth centre benefitting from The Independent’s cost of living campaign On The Breadline: ‘I told my child, we’re broke now but won’t be broke forever,’ says one mother The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022
King Charles and Prince’s Trust back Felix Project, earmarked beneficiary of our Christmas appeal On the Breadline: Being able to store chilled and frozen food will help charities scale up their work and save fresh goods from landfill The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022
Volunteers reading with children under street lamps as families can’t afford indoor lights On the Breadline: Parents tell how they are forced to cut back on swimming lessons and other activities to pay for food and heating The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
On the Breadline: Do what you can to help struggling Londoners, says David Morrissey Backing from The Walking Dead and Sherwood star comes as the amount raised rose to over £2.65 million Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2022
David Morrissey backs our cost of living campaign as EECF donates £42,000 On the Breadline: Actor calls on people to do something to ‘help fellow struggling Londoners’ The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Princess of Wales backs our ‘vital’ On the Breadline appeal Kate hails Standard’s drive to combat cost-of-living crisis Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2022
Princess of Wales backs The Independent’s Christmas cost of living campaign On The Breadline: ‘The money raised will make a real difference to communities and families’ The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022 ‘We have gone back to survival of the fittest’: The centre helping parents through the cost of living crisis On The Breadline: ‘It makes you wonder - are we actually going to be living through apocalyptic times,’ mother tells Thomas Kingsley
Wales Online · Nov 30, 2022 Sainsbury's extends free food voucher scheme to Wales and NI for first time The roll-out follows Sainsbury’s announcement last month that it would be re-introducing its £2 coupon over the next six months to customers using a Healthy Start card in England
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022 UK households set to spend 65% more this Christmas amid soaring cost of living British households are expected to pay £905 on average on Christmas this year
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022 Parents hit by bills crisis making ‘impossible choices between nappies and food’, charity warns On The Breadline: ‘My daughter is having to deal with things way beyond her age. It breaks my heart,’ one mother tells campaigns editor David Cohen
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022 The Childhood Trust partners with our Christmas cost of living campaign with £500,000 donation On The Breadline: Donations for The Independent’s Christmas appeal hit £2.5m
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2022 On the Breadline: £500,000 boost from charity takes our cost of living appeal to £2.5m mark ‘We hoped things would improve after lockdown. But they are getting worse’
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022 On the Breadline: ‘People ask will it be OK this winter? I just don’t know’ One charity worker gives her searing account of the impact of the cost of living crisis to Maryam Zakir-Hussain
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022 On the Breadline: Standard’s Christmas appeal hits £2million mark Stars rally as appeal cash pours in
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022 Charity helping Britons through bills crisis worried ‘people could freeze to death’ On The Breadline: Single mother-of-four says keeping bills down is a ‘continuous battle’
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022 Olivia Colman backs The Independent’s Christmas appeal as donations hit £2m in four days On The Breadline: Christmas campaign to help people in cost of living crisis raises £2m in four days
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022 On the Breadline: Welcome to the club that offers hope and help...and asks no questions Times are extra tough for families in temporary accommodation. Parent Club has some of the answers, reports Robert Dex