Trussell Trust ABC Directory Entry Updated

FOODBANKS - We have just updated the Trussell Trust entry in our directory: https://www.abcorg.net/food-bank/trussell-trust 

New data released earlier in the year April 2018 to March 2019 showed this period to be the busiest year for food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network since the charity opened. During the past year, 1,583,668 three-day emergency food supplies were given to people in crisis in the UK; More than half a million of these (577,618) went to children. This is an 18.8% increase in the previous year.

The main reasons for people needing emergency food are benefits consistently not covering the cost of living (33%), and delays or changes to benefits being paid.**

Universal Credit is not the only benefit payment people referred to foodbanks have experienced problems with, but issues with moving onto the new system are a key driver of increasing need. Almost half (49%) of foodbank referrals made due to a delay in benefits being paid in the UK were linked to Universal Credit.***

From this data and other insights from food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network, the charity believes ending the five weeks for a first Universal Credit payment should be the Government’s priority to help create a future without food banks.

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