Coronavirus sparks record use of UK food banks
Britain's food banks, providing donated essential items to the country's most vulnerable people, are experiencing record use as the coronavirus outbreak forces more people into poverty. – EPA pic, May 1, 2020.
BRITAIN’S food banks, providing donated essential items to the country’s most vulnerable people, are experiencing record use as the coronavirus outbreak forces more people into poverty, a charity said today. The Trussell Trust said its network of food banks – a common feature across Britain since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago – saw an 81% surge in the amount of emergency parcels handed out in the second half of March.
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