Sunday, August 11, 2013

Starved Britannia: Sharp rise in use of food banks during school holidays across UK...

Food banks across the UK are experiencing exceptionally large demand as nationwide benefit cuts take effect. Britain’s largest food aid charity says food requests have doubled this summer – and it’s blaming the recent government welfare reforms.

The Trussle Trust, which has the largest network of food banks in the UK, says that this summer is the busiest it has ever seen.

According to the charity, parents whose children get free school lunches during term time are struggling the most, as they now have to find money for an extra meal every day.

The full data is not yet available but a snapshot from 18 food banks around the country all show demand skyrocketing over the summer holidays, which begin in the second or third week of July for most UK schools.

 Grantham, a middle-class town in the relatively affluent county of Lincolnshire, saw a 61 per cent increase in food bank demand from June to July. The working-class town of Redcar saw an increase of 71 per cent in June, while the city of Dundee, Scotland saw a 43 per cent jump in demand. Full story...

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