Over 200 organisations have signed a letter calling on the next prime minister and government to put tackling hardship as their number one priority after the election on 4 July.

Prominent charities committed to tackling poverty in the UK, including The Trussell Trust, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), Citizen’s Advice, Crisis and Age UK are arguing that neither the Conservatives nor Labour have gone far enough in addressing poverty in their current manifestos and while debating. The appeal to the next government comes as JRF research found that 7 million low-income households were forced to go without essentials including food, adequate clothing and basic toiletries in the six months to May 2024, while The Trussell Trust says that the food banks in its network have delivered a record 3.1 million emergency food parcels in the last year.

Over 200 charities call on the next government to prioritise alleviating hardship