Food bank demand dips but numbers still needing help branded ‘heartbreaking’
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But food bank network Trussell said the number of people still facing hunger and hardship across the UK remains “heartbreaking”. Trussell said possible reasons for the overall dip in demand could include a “gradual slowdown in the extortionate price hikes we experienced on food and bills in recent years” as well as the Local Housing Allowance being unfrozen in April, “bringing support for private renters back in line with local rents”. Trussell chief executive, Emma Revie, said: “The sheer numbers of people still facing hunger and hardship across the UK is heartbreaking. “There have been promising steps, but we need a clearer plan with more decisive action to invest in our social security system, if we are to end hunger once and for all.” A Government spokesperson said: “The mass dependence on food banks is unacceptable – that’s why we’ve extended the Household Support Fund again to help struggling families with the cost of essentials.
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