EVEN before energy prices rose sharply this month, there was a 22-per-cent increase in foodbank use in the first two months of the year, new figures reveal. He said: “I’m deeply concerned by the latest figures from the Trussell Trust, which paint a bleak picture of acute need across the country. “Too many families are being pushed deeper into poverty, and being left with no option but to use a foodbank. Tim, aged 36, a foodbank user from London, works in a high-street shop and is in receipt of Universal Credit. I’m trying to make the best out of the situation, but have already had to use a foodbank.

Source: The Times April 28, 2022 23:19 UTC