UK Food Bank Demand Hits An All-Time Record
- December was the busiest month on record ever, says charity
- Low-income earners can’t afford essential goods, data show
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The UK’s biggest food bank network distributed more support than ever before in the last financial year, with December 2022 marking its busiest month on record.
Data from the Trussell Trust published on Wednesday shows its 1,200 food banks distributed almost three million food parcels between April 2022 and March 2023. That’s a 37% rise from the previous 12 months and more that double the figures from five years ago.