Food Poverty
Lords · Question HL1139 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Allen of Kensington
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 94 per cent increase of food parcels distributed to people in hardship by the Trussell Trust in the five years to March 2024; and what action they are taking to eliminate the need for p
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 21 Oct 2024
We are committed to tackling poverty and reducing mass dependence on emergency food parcels. The latest Households Below Average Income statistics show that 3% of all individuals had used a food bank on at least one occasion in 2022/23. For children this ...