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3 Jul 25

Guarantee Our Essentials: Barking Foodbank Joins Nationwide Campaign at Westminster

Campaigners gathered outside the UK Parliament holding Essentials Guarantee boards, calling for welfare reform to cover basic living costs.

On 18 June, Barking Foodbank joined over 700 campaigners, foodbank teams, and community advocates at Westminster to lobby MPs for an Essentials Guarantee—a policy that would ensure Universal Credit covers life’s basic costs. Gowry Paraneeharan, Senior Welfare Rights Adviser at Hope Family Trust/Barking Foodbank, attended the event and shared her reflections on why this campaign […]

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19 Jun 25

Guarantee Our Essentials

Universal Credit is supposed to be a safety net for people in need — but right now, the current allowance doesn’t reflect the real costs of living. In Barking, like across the UK, 5 in 6 low-income households struggle to afford essentials such as food, bills, and travel. The cost of household bills and everyday […]

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13 Jun 25

Support the ASDA Food Drive and Help Fight Hunger

Barking Foodbank employee and volunteer standing inside Asda during a food drive, collecting donations to support local people in need.

At Barking Foodbank, we rely on our local community to help people facing crisis. Your donations provide emergency food and vital support to those who need it most. That’s why we’re proud to partner with ASDA for a nationwide Food Drive from Friday 13 June to Saturday 15 June in all large ASDA stores — […]

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