1/ Having been promised an energy price freeze, millions will be shocked when hit with a 25% rise in fuel bills in October. 5 million kids risk being pushed into poverty, with charities having to stop feeding the hungry so they can help the starving. We have to act. [THREAD]

2/ After a summer of doing nothing the government has finally done nowhere near enough. Things are so bad that Human Relief Foundation which has spent 30 years focused entirely on aid to the world’s poorest countries, has opened a food bank in Birmingham.

3/ In June, Rishi Sunak gave households on universal credit £1,200 a year for fuel bills. But he’d already taken £1,000 a year from them, whilst benefits rose by just 3.1% as inflation hit 10%. Once the October fuel bills land, this will leave them £1,450 a year worse off.

4/ The low paid get just £550 in government help, despite facing £1,300 rise in fuel bills not to mention other costs. Families with more than 2 children are even worse off as the flat-rate payment gives them just £2.60 a week per person for a couple with 3 kids.

5/ It's no longer the welfare state that's the last line of defence but charities. And yet charities find themselves broke. Compassion isn’t running out but cash is. Churches are worried they won’t be able to afford to heat their halls for those who cannot heat their homes.

6/ The reversal of the NI rise will give £1,800 to the richest and just £7.66 a year to the poor. The gap between rich and poor continues to widen as the government lavishes billions on the already wealthy at the expense of the new poor.

Petition: Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6197…

A message from Tory conference: Don't get sick Don't be disabled Don’t be on low pay with kids to feed Don’t rely on Universal Credit or public services If you do, get ready to pay for £43bn in tax cuts that benefit the wealthiest the most. [THREAD] mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

We’re still hard at it supporting local families to eat well with increasingly limited means - our families and us… glad to see our wonderful volunteers still smiling 😊 #CostOfLivingCrises #endchildfoodpoverty

Today on #PoliticsLive I spoke out against the Conservatives’ attempt to gerrymander elections with compulsory voter ID. The chances of you falling victim to voter impersonation in a GE are the same as being hit by lightning 54 times in a row. It's blatant voter suppression.

Thankfully our friends at Aldi Stores UK Cullompton managed to get turkey crowns so all the families we support can enjoy a tradition Christmas lunch along with supplies from @ExeFoodAction & FareShare South West. Thanks all!

So pleased to be working with the fabulous team at Ovacome - the ovarian cancer support charity Together we can increase the number of options and opportunities for women with ovarian cancer, and accelerate the pace at which new treatments are brought into clinical practice.

Still plugging away at the gap between what local families deserve to be eating and what they can afford to eat. Food prices going up, availability of surplus going down. And ever less grant, charitable and government money to help. #endchildfoodpoverty

Team busy packing all this fresh food up for our recipe box deliveries. Thanks FareShare South West Hendy Foundation @ExeFoodAction #DEVON

Our recipe boxes are rapidly being filled with lovely fresh fruit & veg by our wonderful volunteers ready for delivery this afternoon. If you’d like to donate to help us help more #Devon families, every little helps(!) 😊 gofund.me/f86b1bb0 #costofliving

Throwback Thursday. It’s with heavy hearts we’ve had to stop our recipe box deliveries when so many families still need support. Boxes like these were a joy to put together and really welcomed by those we were able to help. Lack of cash, surplus food & volunteers 😢

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One of our great supporters (responsible for our fabulous delivery van) is running his first TCS London Marathon next month in aid of Cancer Research UK. If you’d like to donate to them pls think about doing so via his giving page: fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/daves-lon… #Cancer #fundraising