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It comes as a leaked government report warns of panic and food shortages.
In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, there is no excuse for this to carry on, Emma Revie writes.
More than 87,000 food parcels went to children during the break in 2018 - and the Trussell Trust charity expects even more to be handed out this year.
Food banks are a symptom of, not a solution to, food poverty and inequality. Unfortunately, they are desperately needed until we achieve fundamental reform
Record number of foodbank parcels handed out in the past year, with a huge number going to struggling families.
It's not a food bank, but anyone can take what's inside for free – even if that's an artisan bread roll.
Ending the benefits freeze and the five-week wait to start Universal Credit would put money back into the pockets of those who have lost the most from austerity
Since the policy arrived in her own constituency, referrals to our foodbank have risen 106% – accepting there's a problem is just the first step
The Trussell Trust said any form of Brexit would increase the demand for food banks.
Universal Credit, the largest welfare reform in a generation was supposed to make receiving benefits and getting back into work easier but for many this has had the opposite effect. Delays in payments, sanctions and underpayments have seen a rise in people being forced to use food banks, falling into rent arrears and even homelessness. Drawing on the experiences of those in The Wirral, where there’s been a 32% increase in food bank use since the roll out of UC in November 2017, volunteer groups like Fans Supporting Foodbanks and local politicians in Liverpool, are bracing themselves for the full rollout of universal credit.