There are at least 2 000 food banks operating in the uk giving out emergency food parcels on a weekly basis to people in hardship according to research that shines fresh light on the rapid. Around 14 million people in the uk are living in poverty and universal credit has had a huge impact on the lives of people with a low income with food banks experiencing an average 30 increase. The data is collected using an online system into which food banks enter data from each food bank voucher and the number of three day emergency food supplies is recorded.
Our statistics are a measure of volume rather than unique users and on average people needed around two food bank referrals in the last year. But some people will use a food bank more than once. The trussell trust is the largest food bank network in the uk and it handed out around 41 000 food packs in 2009 10 compared to 1 2 million in 2016 17.
The number of uses of trussell trust food banks has gone up by this much but we don t actually know how many unique individuals rely on them. Figures from the. Food bank use has soared at a higher rate than ever in the past year as welfare benefits fail to cover basic living costs the uk s national food bank provider has warned.
The north west being the. Food parcel distribution statistics including the 19 rise from april 2018 to march 2019 in trussell trust figures and the 23 rise in trussell trust mid year statistics for april september 2019. The 2000 food banks in the uk of which 1 200 are run by the trussell trust and over 800 are independent.
Statistics are collected using an online data collection system into which foodbanks enter the data from each foodbank. Trussell trust is the largest foodbank organisation in the united kingdom. As demand hits unprecedented levels adam forrest and may bulman speak to the people at the.
The stories behind the statistics. News uk home news help the hungry coronavirus and food banks. This was more than ever before and a 19 annual increase.
The uk s biggest food bank network the trussell trust gave 1 6 million packs of food supplies in the past year.
Food banks uk statistics. April 2019 september 2019. The trussell trust s food bank network provided 823 145 emergency food parcels to people in crisis between april and september 2019 a 23 increase on the same period in 2018.
The trussell trust s food bank network provided 823 145 emergency food parcels to people in crisis between april and september 2019 a 23 increase on the same period in 2018. April 2019 september 2019.
