Food bank demand up by half in five years as charity urges Labour to act

Food bank demand up by half in five years as charity urges Labour to act

“A whole generation” has now grown up in the UK while food banks are the norm, charity chief says

Needs increase amid financial decline, says Bounty & Soul – Mountain Xpress

Since the storm, Bounty & Soul founder and Executive Director Ali Casparian says the nonprofit has seen a nearly 200% increase in food needs. Now, the nonprofit is trying to maintain financial support as demand continues to soar.

New figures show 'alarming' demand for Wirral Foodbank

Data from Wirral foodbank reveals 14,419 emergency food parcels were provided to people last year.

Religion news 22 May 2025 - Religion Media Centre

Trussell Trust charts extraordinary rise of need for food parcels in UK The Trussell Trust, a charity started by a Christian couple from a garden shed to feed people in need, says that 2.9 million emergency food parcels were provided to people facing hardship across the UK between April 2024 and March 2025, with more than a million of these provided for children. This is equivalent to one parcel every 11 seconds and a 51 per cent increase compar…

Foodbank demand is a 'concern', says manager

More than 1,000 food parcels were handed out to islanders in the last year — which has caused concern for the Shetland Foodbank manager David... Foodbank demand is a ‘concern’, says manager

Dependency on food banks in Wales a ‘national scandal’

Dependency on food banks in Wales has become a ‘national scandal’ - with Plaid Cymru hitting out at the UK and Welsh Governments, stating that - “Labour in Wales have allowed dependency on food parcels to become the new norm!”