The All Party-Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Ending the Need for Food Banks new inquiry that asks a crucial question: How should the level of Universal Credit be decided?
Essentials Guarantee
Analysis
How the Timms Review can unlock opportunity for disabled people
06 Jul 2026 Written by Lucy Bannister
Our Senior Policy Manager, Lucy Bannister, sets out why PIP is holding people back and how we fix it.
DisabilityMoneySocial security
Article
Announcement on changes to our Distribution Centres from 2026
12 Dec 2025
Major changes to Distribution Centres
Article
Lobby Day
15 Jul 2025
In June 2025, Southend Foodbank spent the day at Westminster, lobbying both of Southend's MPs to Guarantee Our Essentials.
Article
End-of-Year Stats for April 24 - March 25
20 May 2025
Press Release Wednesday 21st May 2025
Article
Sticker design challenge 2025
01 Apr 2025
Sticker winner announced!
Article
Mid-year statistics release November 2024
20 Nov 2024 Written by Cass Francis
Southend Foodbank have released their mid-year figures (April - November 2024).
Food banks
Article
Jack runs 5k every day!
12 Nov 2024 Written by Cass Francis
Miles for Meals - local personal trainer Jack Leech ran 5k everyday for a month to raise funds for Southend Foodbank.
Analysis
What the interim Milburn report got right
10 Jun 2026 Written by Elizabeth Miller
Elizabeth Miller, Senior Policy Officer at Trussell, responds to the Milburn Review's interim report.
Social securityWorkYoung people
Press release
Food banks provide over 2.6 million food parcels
11 Mar 2026
Our latest figures reveal that more than 2.6 million emergency food parcels were provided to people facing hunger and hardship across the UK in 2025, as hunger continues to grip communities.
