More and more people are now reportedly using food banks as a way to access their food amid the cost of living crisis.
But despite many people knowing that they exist in their local communities, there is often uncertainty about what they actually are, who can use them, what they offer, and other common questions.
With the news of UK-wide charity Trussell Trust saying that food banks are having to hand out more emergency parcels than ever before, the PA news agency took a closer look at exactly how they work.
