Food banks under pressure from a ‘ tsunami of need ’

This report reveals the shocking truth about poverty in the UK, and the real extent of in-work poverty. Years of wage depression, economic stagnation and recent spiralling costs are having a devastating impact on families everywhere. “Every day, families are struggling to get by, and the effects of this last for generations. “UNISON is a campaigning force for pay justice and social justice. That’s why we’re keeping up the pressure on governments and employers to fix the pay crisis, and put an end to the cost of living crisis. It’s within their power to do this, they just have to make the right political choices.” The Trussell Trust also revealed that: 1.3m parcels is a third more than were provided during the same period in 2021 and an increase of more than 50% compared to pre-pandemic levels; over the past six months, 320,000 people have been forced to turn to the trust’s food bank network for the first time; the trust expects to provide, on average, more than 7,000 emergency food parcels a day in the next six months; the level of need is outstripping donations for the first time in its history. The trust supports more than 1,300 food bank centres. With need outstripping donations, the charity has been forced to launch an emergency appeal to ensure that food banks can meet the alarming level of need in their communities. And because they are supporting more and more people who are working, they are having to change their opening times to make sure working...
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