600 Newcastle bus drivers strike for pay parity. Access priority food parcels if withholding work and sacrificing pay. Funded by member contributions from £3/month. Join our community.

Is damp, mould, or faulty heating making your Newcastle home unsafe? You have rights! Landlords are legally required to fix structural issues, damp, heating failures, and hazards under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. If repairs are ignored, document everything, report to Newcastle Council, and take action; join Food & Solidarity. We’ve helped win urgent repairs and compensation for over 25 local families—like one in Arthur’s Hill battling severe damp. Don’t wait: know your rights and demand change now.

Your community needs you! Help distribute £50,527.53 to neighbors in need with just 1 hour per month. Become a solidarity fund admin and keep vital resources community-run.

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.