Broken Britain #2 Despite the alleged recovery food banks in Britain have increased from 60,000 in 2010 to 350,000 last year. Executive Chairman of the Trussell Trust Chris Mould says: ‘The sheer volume of people who are turning to foodbanks because they can’t afford food is a wake-up call to the nation that we cannot ignore the hunger on our doorstep. Politicians across the political spectrum urgently need to recognise the real extent of UK food poverty and create fresh policies that better address its underlying causes. This is more important than ever as the impact of the biggest reforms to the welfare state since it began start to take effect. Since April 1st we have already seen increasing numbers of people in crisis being sent to foodbanks with nowhere else to go.’
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:38:45 +0000
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