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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage Policy Editor

UK food banks at breaking point urge Liz Truss to boost aid to poorest

Foodbank Distributes Supplies Donated By Supermarkets To Military Veterans
Food banks are running out of donations as demand increases. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

Thousands of food bank volunteers will warn Liz Truss on Monday that they are having to ration provisions, as their services have become “overstretched and exhausted” because of an influx of people needing their help.

In a sign of a continuing cost of living crisis that was building even before the economic crisis that followed the government’s mini-budget, a letter signed by more than 3,000 food bank workers will be delivered to Downing Street.

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