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A display stand at a Tesco supermarket national food bank collection for Trussell Trust foodbanks Image HASPhotos Shutterstock

Food banks in East of England gave out 295,000 emergency parcels last year

Food banks across the East of England provided more than 295,000 emergency parcels in 2025, with Trussell warning families and older people are being hit hardest...
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and Bedford & Kempston MP Mohammad Yasin speak to staff at the Bedford Family Hub at St Mary's Church Hall, Church Lane.

Bedfordshire Councils respond to removal of two-child cap on benefits

Legislation to abolish the two-child limit on benefits has been introduced to Parliament, with the government saying the move will lift thousands of children in Bedfordshire out of poverty...
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School Meals

Children on free school meals receive £50 holiday food vouchers from Council

“It is vitally important to us that no child goes hungry in Bedford Borough. Hopefully this support will mean children and young people can enjoy their Christmas without...
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Eileen Bennett (front) and Elstow Manor Business Administrator Kate Christy Bedford Food Bank donation

“We all need a bit of help” care home residents and staff donate to Bedford Food Bank

Care home residents and staff in Elstow have made a generous donation to Bedford Food Bank as part of their community outreach programme. The donation by Elstow Manor Care...
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Monthly column: Families will suffer when Universal Credit £20 uplift is removed

At the end of this month 11,690 Universal Credit claimants in Bedford, 40% of whom are working, will have their Universal Credit uplift removed. The £20 a week cut is often the difference...
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Bedford Lib Dems call Government “out of touch” over cut to Universal Credit

Bedford Borough's Liberal Democrats have said the Government is "out of touch" over Universal Credit reforms, but the local Conservatives have defended the comments as "misleading". Liberal...
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Bedford & Kempston MP says Universal Credit is not fit for purpose

In his monthly column, Mohammad Yasin MP aruges that Universal Credit is not fit for purpose, saying it has failed countless of his constituents...
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Chancellor announces long-anticipated financial support for self-employed

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this afternoon announced the support package that the government has outlined for self-employed workers...
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Charity highlights public generosity to food banks must be matched by urgent policy changes

As figures released this week reveal the level of generosity from the public to food banks in the East of England, the Trussell Trust is calling on the...
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