company:trussell trust

The food poverty scandal that shames Britain: Nearly 1m people rely on handouts to eat – and benefit reforms may be to blame
▻http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/churches-unite-to-act-on-food-poverty-600-leaders-from-all-denominati

The shocking scale of food poverty in Britain is exposed today by new figures showing record numbers of people are reliant on handouts because of punitive benefits sanctions.

More than 900,000 people were given emergency food in the past year, an increase of 163 per cent, according to figures from the Trussell Trust, the biggest food bank charity. The explosion in demand has coincided with an increase in those seeking help following a benefit sanction.

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London Cost of Living Report - Free School Meals
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In 2009 to 2010, just over 400 people were fed by one of Trussell Trust’s London food banks – of which 238 were children. In the three full years since the Coalition Government was elected in 2010, this figure has increased by over 600%. In 2012 to 2013, 34 food banks fed almost 45,000 Londoners including 18,915 children.

The latest data from the Trussell Trust shows that in the eight months between April and December 2013 63,367 Londoners were fed by one of the organisation’s food banks.

In August 2013, the Mayor of London’s London Food Board published its report ‘Child Hunger in London: Understanding Food Poverty in the Capital’. The report found that:

– 42% of parents have cut back on the amount of food they buy in the past year, with 9% of children (the equivalent of 74,000 children across London) saying they ‘sometimes or often’ go to bed hungry.

– 55% of London parents have seen their ability to afford food worsen in the last year.

– For 10% of London children, their school lunch is the biggest meal of the day.

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