And remember – you can’t just turn up at a foid bank: you have to be referred by a doctor, social worker and the like. And many recipients are from working families.
“The number of people using food banks in Devon has hit a record high, and Universal Credit has been blamed for contributing to the problem.
Figures provided by the Trussell Trust, a charity that works to end the need for food banks in the UK, more than 24,000 emergency food parcels were issued to people in need across our county in 2018/19.
One in three of these food parcels, or 8,242, was for a child.
Campaigners say “enough is enough” and warned Universal Credit is adding to the huge numbers of people who don’t have enough money to “cover the basics” such as food. …”
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/food-bank-users-devon-reach-3422071
East Devon Watch 