Almost half of families using food banks are in debt to government

Almost half of struggling families using food banks amid the Covid-19 pandemic are having money taken from their benefits by the Government, a new report has revealed. A survey of people using Trussell Trust food banks during the summer found that 47 per cent of households, already struggling to make ends meet, owed money to the Department... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

debt, food bank, food banks, Government, Trussell Trust

September 14, 2020

Big increase in people using food banks because of virus crisis

The number of people using food banks for the first time has increased because of the virus crisis, new research reveals. The Trussell Trust said its study suggested that families with children are being hit the hardest during the pandemic. An analysis carried out by Heriot-Watt University with support from the National Institute of Economic... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

COVID-19, crisis, food bank, food banks, Trussell Trust, virus

September 11, 2020

Food banks see usage more than double through Covid-19

Independent food banks in Scotland have seen the use of their services more than double amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data. The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) recorded a 113 per cent increase in emergency parcel distribution between February and July. It is now calling on the Scottish and UK governments to take... Read More

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COVID-19, food bank, food banks, Scotland, Universal Credit

July 17, 2020

Thousands of extra food bank parcels given out during pandemic

The number of emergency food parcels distributed by food banks in the UK more than doubled between the start of the coronavirus pandemic and May, providers say. There were almost two-and-a-half times as many parcels distributed in May than in February, according to a survey of 191 food banks who are part of the Independent... Read More

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March 30, 2020

Former X-Factor star helps provide more than 360,000 meals amid Covid-19 crisis with donation to Trussell Trust

Singer Liam Payne has helped provide more than 360,000 meals to people struggling as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The One Direction star has donated to the Trussell Trust charity to support more than 100 food bank centres in Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Coventry, Sheffield, Nottingham and Bristol as they continue to provide help to people... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

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March 13, 2020

Food banks will continue to provide ‘lifeline of emergency food’ amid ‘unprecedented challenge’ of coronavirus, says Trussell Trust

A major food bank charity has insisted that food banks will continue to provide a “lifeline of emergency food” amid the “unprecedented challenge” of the coronavirus outbreak. The words of reassurance come as some food banks are starting to run out of basics and are rationing out parcels amid stockpiling and a fall in donations.... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

coronavirus, food bank, food banks, Trussell Trust

February 27, 2020

Public generosity must be matched by urgent policy changes, says food bank charity

As new figures reveal the level of generosity from the public to food banks in the run up to last Christmas, the biggest network of food banks in the UK is calling on the government to end the five week wait for Universal Credit. New figures released this week show 3,072 tonnes of food were... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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September 19, 2019

Higher need for food banks the longer Universal Credit exists

The need for food banks increases in areas where Universal Credit has been in operation the longest, new research suggests. The Trussell Trust said its food banks in areas where the benefit has been rolled out for at least a year have seen a 30 per cent increase in demand. Demand jumps to 40 per... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

food bank, food banks, Trussell Trust, Universal Credit

July 12, 2019

“Holiday hunger” is coming soon, warns Catholic MP

A Catholic MP has highlighted the problem of “holiday hunger” and a sharp rise in the number of families using foodbanks during the school holidays. Emma Lewell-Buck, MP for South Shields, said: “We’ve got record levels now of in-work poverty. Surveys show it varies between an extra £30-£50 per week for people to feed their... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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