We’re Meeting Andy Burnham for Rent Control! Join Us to Keep Winning. Big news! Last month, our Homes for Us Alliance protested at the Housing Conference in Manchester. We demanded rent control powers for mayors.

We won a big step forward:

• ✅ Andy Burnham will meet us on August 8!

• ✊ 5 Alliance members (which includes F&S) will push him to:

  • Ask for new rent control powers

  • Persuade other mayors (like NEMCA and Tees Valley)

On June 24, 2025, the Homes for Us Alliance led a massive Manchester demonstration for rent control. Discover their 5 demands to solve the UK housing crisis.

How we – Food & Solidarity members – turned packing parcels into policy change: From police removal to council victory. Join us where decisions are made by those affected.

Labour councillors in Newcastle may delay a crucial vote to scrap the two-child benefit cap and No Recourse to Public Funds — policies trapping 38% of local children in poverty. Join us this Wednesday to pack the public gallery and demand action. No more delays. No more growing up poor.

We've just elected new directors, but real power lies with you. Join our monthly members' meetings to help shape Food & Solidarity’s direction, connect with others, and build a fairer Newcastle from the ground up.

Join the first Northern regional gathering of the Homes For Us alliance in Newcastle. Connect with housing justice groups, share strategies, and build power. Free food & drinks provided!

Time’s running out! Food & Solidarity members, vote by May 9 to elect directors who coordinate our work—from parcels to member peer defence. Your vote keeps our member-led movement strong.

Food & Solidarity is proud to host the Unite the Underdogs Mutual Aid Fund, helping Dogs Trust workers afford union dues as they fight redundancies and unfair working conditions. Chip in or sign their petition because when underdogs unite, they win.

On May 1st, Food & Solidarity members met in Leazes Park for an emergency training session, studying the law, role-playing bailiff encounters, and plotting tactics to stop Newcastle City Council from evicting Dennis and his son.

Child poverty is not inevitable—it’s a political choice. While families in North Tyneside struggle to afford food, heating, and necessities, many of those in power remain silent. The No More Growing Up Poor campaign is demanding urgent action: scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap and abolish No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), policies that push thousands of children into avoidable hardship.

So where do North Tyneside’s mayoral candidates stand? While Greens (Chloe-Louise Reilly ) and independent (Cath Davis) have backed the campaign, Labour’s Karen Clark and the Conservatives’ Liam Bones have refused to respond—despite Labour now leading a government that could reverse these policies overnight. Meanwhile, local Labour figures like Kim McGuinness have taken tentative steps forward, yet still ignore the devastating impact of NRPF.

Enough waiting. If politicians won’t act, we will. Join us in demanding justice for families—because no child should grow up poor.