All news on the topic: Food banks

New figures showed a record 3.1 million food parcels were distributed by food banks in The Trussell Trust's network over the past 12 months, with 655,000 people having to use a food bank for the first time in that period

Over half are unsure whether they have a volunteer-led kitchen nearby - but a third say they would volunteer there, if there was one

Lowri is just one of the Brits now using foodbanks, as research by the Trussell Trust shows they're often used by people who are carers, who are disabled, are single parents or are in insecure work

Others are left feeling sad, embarrassed, and even angry, as half of mums and dads blame rising costs for struggling to feed their whole family

Heroic schoolboy Isaac Winfield charmed the nation when he opened a food bank during the pandemic, and now he has expanded his giving to include a 'present bank' for kids missing out this Xmas

Across the country, food banks are preparing for a busy winter with the Trussell Trust getting ready to offer more than a million emergency food parcels over the coming three months

The little boy's situation inspired the heartbroken teacher's school to start a new scheme to stop other pupils going hungry. She burst into tears after the young lad's sad confession

King Charles was joined by Queen Camilla as they travelled to a food distribution project in Oxfordshire today to launch his Coronation Food Project - and there he met a Big Issue seller

The damage Tory ­governments have done to this country is immeasurable, says Brian Reade, and as the PM scraps the cap on bankers' bonuses while hundreds of thousands still rely on foodbanks, he hopes voters will remember the pain and Sunak's priorities

The Prime Minister was tackled over the heartbreaking decision faced by dog-lover Bill Martin, 80, when his pet fell ill over the summer and needed an operation

Grim research shows how 39% of people earning less than the Real Living Wage of £10.90 an hour turned to foodbanks in the past month amid the cost-of-living crisis

Other military personnel are also taking second jobs alongside their military duties to help them pay bills, working as delivery drivers and in McDonald's at weekends

Deborah, not her real name, is a mum-of-five who has found herself turning once again to food banks this summer to make sure her kids get fed as one of millions of Brits struggling to put enough food on the table

Foodbank leaders blasted the suggestion from Veterans Affairs Minister Johnny Mercer after he suggested people opted to use foodbanks for budgeting reasons

The Trussell Trust released the grim findings, which found 14% of the population struggled to put meals on the table last year, meaning more than 11 million people went hungry due to lack of cash

Worker at the facility in West Yorkshire says: 'We get people from across the world, Australia, America, seeing our social media and sending money. They can’t believe this is happening in England'

Scottish National Party MP Chris Stephens will outline plans to make them redundant by the end of the decade, after the Trussell Trust reported record demand

The crunch showdown comes as the Lib Dems revealed figures showing how customers are still being hit in the wallet even when production costs fall

Demand usually peaks during school holidays because many children miss out on the free school meal they would get during the day, which has a detrimental impact

England footballer's family was given donations to make ends meet when he was growing up, and he says there's 'no shame' in such a background

The Trussell Trust has smashed all records for the number of emergency aid parcels handed out with enough ingredients for 26.8 million meals distributed in one year

Devalued wages, soaring prices, rocketing bills and inadequate welfare help in a terrible cost of living crisis is impoverishing people at a rate thought impossible only a few years ago

People in Alaska are bearing the brunt of a shocking backlog that means they are having to wait for a key food stamp benefit. One person said that people are 'struggling and having to make choices of getting food or getting heating fuel'

Nearly half of Brits who have not volunteered previously would like to do so in the near future - but more than a fifth don't know where they can do so

People living close to one of the most expensive areas to live on the planet say they cannot afford food and are forced to use food banks. Locals in Poole, Dorset, are close to the wealth and luxury Sandbanks estate