The charity which runs hundreds of foodbanks is expecting December to be its busiest month ever. The Trussell Trust said its network of over 400 foodbanks provided almost 160,000 three-day emergency food supplies in December last year, a 49 per cent increase for the monthly average for the 2017/18 financial year. The figure was 10... Read More
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