by Site Admin | Aug 19, 2013 | News Items
An alarming 78% rise in food bank inquiries has taken place over the last six months, as people with jobs start using them to provide emergency supplies until their next pay day. The figures reveal significant regional disparities in demand for information about food...
by Site Admin | Jun 1, 2013 | Food Poverty, News Items
It has now been reported that half a million people in the UK are going hungry. They are struggling to feed themselves as unemployment, rising food prices and, in particular, benefit cutbacks bite hard. 350,000 people – including 126,000 children – have now received...
by Site Admin | Jan 5, 2013 | Articles
The Trussell Trust expected to hand out around 15,000 Christmas Hampers over the two week Christmas period from its 292 Food Banks. It is hardly surprising with 13 million people living on and below the breadline. I don’t see MP’s taking a large pay...
