The cost-of-living crisis is driving food banks to 'breaking point' with almost 1.3 million emergency parcels given to people in hunger over just six months and need exceeding donations for the first time, a leading charity has said.
The Trussell Trust, which has bases in Manchester, issued a stark warning on Thursday after new research showed record-breaking levels of need, with the charity saying one in five individuals referred to its network were now coming from working households.
According to figures from the charity, which provides urgent support to those in poverty, more emergency food parcels were given out during the April to September period than ever before. Over the last six months, 320,000 people have been forced to turn to food banks for the first time, it added.
