Hannah Westwater
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Past articles by Hannah:
Free school meals: Everything you need to know
We outline free school meals eligibility, how much it costs, how children can access them, and the situation over the school holidays → Read More
Food poverty in the UK: The causes, figures and solutions
As the cost of living crisis makes food poverty a growing issue, we explain what you need to know about the UK's hunger crisis → Read More
Here’s how to find a food bank near you
Times are tough right now amid the cost of living crisis. Here's how to find a food bank near you and donate if you can offer extra support → Read More
UK poverty: the facts, effects and solutions in a cost of living crisis
The cost of living crisis is driving disadvantaged households further into hardship. These are the UK poverty facts you need to know → Read More
HS2: The case for and against Britain's biggest infrastructure project
Parts of HS2 have already been derailed. But does the project represent the future of transport in Britain, or is it time to scrap it? → Read More
Wales has stopped building new roads. Will other countries go down the same route?
To reduce our reliance on cars, radical changes are needed, so the Welsh government's road-building freeze is a shift in the right direction → Read More
Five ways the cost of living is rising – and how to get help if you’re struggling
The cost of living crisis is squeezing millions of households. We've broken down exactly what's changing - and where to get help. → Read More
Is your bank funding fossil fuels? Here's how to find out
Banks have continued to invest in fossil fuels in spite of pledges to reach net zero. Here's how to check if your money is contributing. → Read More
How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
With UK heatwave temperatures set to soar, people sleeping on the streets are at risk. Here's how you can help. → Read More
What is the national food strategy?
The national food strategy could transform how we produce, obtain and eat food. Here's what you need to know about the project → Read More
Inflation: Elderly people are riding buses all day to stay warm, experts warn ministers
Inflation hit a 30-year high in March but the government "chose" not to use benefits to help those on the lowest incomes, analysts said → Read More
15 ways Rishi Sunak hiked tax while his family avoided it
With Rishi Sunak under pressure over tax avoidance, analysts said he piled pressure on household budgets through more than a dozen tax hikes → Read More
Ministers’ logic ‘difficult to comprehend’ as benefits hit 35-year low
Today's 3.1 per cent benefits increase amounts to the single biggest real-terms cut in 50 years, poverty analysts warned → Read More
Food banks near ‘breaking point’ as poverty soars, PM told
Hundreds of food banks wrote to Downing Street warning they could soon be unable to "plug the gaps" left by patchy benefits and low wages → Read More
Right-wing think tank tells Sunak to ‘stop being allergic to welfare’
New polling shows the majority of UK voters want ministers to increase benefits to cover the soaring cost of living → Read More
‘A national scandal’: High court rejects appeal to keep disability benefits in line with universal credit
A judge previously ruled that government refusal to give those on legacy benefits the £20-per-week increase in lockdown was not discriminatory → Read More
Child poverty in the UK: The definitions, details, causes, and consequences
Here's what you need to know about child poverty in the UK: How it's defined and how it affects children living below the breadline → Read More
UK poverty: the facts, figures and effects
The Covid-19 crisis has driven disadvantaged households further into hardship. These are the UK poverty facts you need to know → Read More
What would happen if you lost your internet access overnight? We asked the public
Nearly a quarter of people surveyed by YouGov for The Big Issue said losing internet access would wreak chaos on their lives → Read More
‘The impact could be fatal’: Jack Monroe urges MPs to support families amid cost of living crisis
Monroe joined an expert panel warning MPs of the "fatal" effects the cost of living crisis could have on UK families this year → Read More