As prices soar and the cost-of-living crisis escalates, foodbanks are set for a tough Winter and Christmas period. The Mirror's analysis shows the Trussell Trust, which runs more than 1,300 foodbanks, is set to provide more than three million meals this month.
Last year's equivalent saw 257,500 emergency parcels, containing ingredients for three meals a day for three days, given away - the equivalent of 2,317,500 meals. More than 32% more parcels were given away between April and September by the Trust this year when compared with those months of 2021.
An estimated extra 82,400 parcels will be handed out should the current trajectory proceed, which makes a total of 339,900 packages containing the equivalent of approximately 3,059,100 meals. Concerningly this sum does not include parcels provided by hundreds of foodbanks other than the Trussell Trust, so the real figure will be significantly higher.
