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Taylor Murray

Renfrewshire food bank boss issues urgent plea for stock amid sky-rocketing demand

Renfrewshire Foodbank has issued an urgent appeal for donations as stocks plummet due to the rising demand brought on by the cost-of-living crisis.

In the last month alone, almost 2,000 have turned to the food bank for help to feed themselves and their families – a shocking 42 per cent increase from March 2022.

In the last financial year – from April 6, 2022 to April 5, 2023 – almost 10,000 people needed to access the emergency food aid.

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