Award-winning independent charity working to eliminate hunger and its root causes from the UK #FeedingBritain
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ALT Green graphic with the Feeding Britain logo and the heading “Increase the Local Housing Allowance”. Supporting text explains that housing costs are a major drain on household finances, often leading people to access food banks.
ALT Green and white graphic explaining that Local Housing Allowance (LHA) available to tenants in private rented accommodation is insufficient to cover their rent. Highlights the financial pressure housing costs place on households.
ALT Graphic showing a stacked bar chart comparing increases in the proportion of household expenditure spent on housing, food and energy between 2017 and 2025. For the poorest four income deciles, housing accounted for 4.9, 5.3, 4.4 and 4.1 percentage points respectively. The chart illustrates that housing drove almost all of the increase for the poorest 40% of households.
ALT Green graphic with a lime-green text box calling on the Government to re-establish the link between Local Housing Allowance and actual rents in the upcoming Autumn Budget. The aim is to ensure tenants are not at risk of going without food to pay their housing costs.
ALT A photo of Gordon Ramsay in front of shelves of food with the words 'Today is World Food Day' written at the bottom.
ALT Feeding Britain Northern Ireland statement on proposed amendments to the Holiday Hunger Bill. The statement expresses concern that amendments proposed by the Minister for Education could unduly delay the legislation, leaving families uncertain about when support will become available. It highlights the additional financial pressures faced by families during school holidays, particularly those of the approximately 90,000 children entitled to Free School Meals in Northern Ireland. Feeding Britain urges MLAs to move the Bill to final consideration stage today without further amendment, ensuring families can access much-needed support without further delay. The graphic features green text on a pale cream background, with the Feeding Britain logo in the top right corner.
ALT Five young women sitting together on a wooden bench in a woodland setting, smiling and holding HAF Plus booklets and water bottles. Large cream text reads “Helping Young People Build Their Future”, with the Feeding Britain logo in the top right corner. Green floral illustrations decorate the image.
ALT A young girl wearing a pink hoodie practising archery outdoors, carefully aiming an arrow with a blue bow. The photograph is framed by a bright green background with decorative flower illustrations.
ALT A group of young people gathered around an instructor in a woodland activity area. Text explains that HAF Plus is a youth-led approach to the Holiday Activities and Food programme, co-designed with teenagers aged 13–16 to better reflect their interests and provide greater independence and opportunities to develop employability and leadership skills.
ALT A smiling young girl wearing a red life jacket sits in a blue canoe, holding a paddle. Other participants and an instructor are visible behind her. The photograph is framed by a green background with decorative floral illustrations.
ALT Two photographs show a young person working on a laptop indoors and a smiling child wearing a life jacket outdoors. Text explains how HAF Plus helps young people develop skills through enterprise and career development sessions, teamwork, CV writing, interview techniques, cooking and nutrition.
ALT Two photographs show a group of people gathered in a woodland setting and two young people wearing helmets while cycling. Text highlights how HAF Plus provides nutritious meals while supporting community cohesion, mental health and positive behaviour.
ALT Two teenage boys standing in a woodland setting, drinking from water bottles and holding HAF Plus “Passport 16 by 16” booklets. Text reads: “Every young person deserves access to enriching holiday opportunities. Help us champion programmes like HAF Plus and ensure every child and young person can benefit from holiday support.” A call to sign Feeding Britain's petition appears above a QR code.
ALT Green Feeding Britain graphic titled “Restore the value of Healthy Start”. Text reads: “A welcome increase to the Healthy Start allowance – but its value has yet to be fully restored.” Feeding Britain logo and “Swipe to learn more” appear on the graphic.
ALT Graphic explaining the NHS Healthy Start scheme, which helps eligible pregnant women and families with young children buy nutritious food including fruit and vegetables, milk and infant formula. Feeding Britain welcomes the increase in weekly support to £4.65 for children aged 1–4 and £9.30 for under-1s, but says further immediate action is needed to safeguard families’ access to nutritious food.
ALT Graphic showing how the value of Healthy Start has fallen over time. Compared with five years ago, the weekly allowance is 75p, or 13.9%, lower when adjusted for general inflation and £1.24, or 21%, lower when adjusted for food inflation. Compared with twenty years ago, it is 23p, or 4.7%, lower with general inflation and 86p, or 15.6%, lower with food inflation. Feeding Britain says families can now buy much less with their Healthy Start allowance than they once could.
ALT Line graph showing the cash and inflation-adjusted value of the Healthy Start allowance between 2006 and 2026. The cash value rises from £2.80 in 2006 to £4.65 in 2026. In April 2026 prices, the 2006 allowance was worth £4.88 using general inflation and £5.51 using food inflation; the 2021 allowance was worth £5.40 and £5.89 respectively. The graph shows that the purchasing power of Healthy Start has fallen, particularly when rising food prices are taken into account.
ALT Feeding Britain call to action titled “Restore the value of Healthy Start”. Feeding Britain urges the Government to restore the weekly Healthy Start allowance to boost poorer families’ purchasing power and expand the range of suitable nutritious items that can be bought with it. The graphic says further immediate action is necessary to safeguard hundreds of thousands of families’ access to nutritious food in the months ahead.