Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Foodbank use tops one million for the first time

The Trussell Trust says that 400,000 children were referred to foodbanks in 2014



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The Trussell Trust, the UK’s biggest foodbank charity, has released figures today showing that foodbank use is at an all time high.

Last year more than a million people used Trussell Trust foodbanks to receive three days’ worth of emergency food, including 400,000 children. This figure is up from 900,000 last year...

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