Written questions

Food Banks: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 32798 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 27 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the cost of living on recent demand for food banks in rural areas.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 27 Feb 2025

The latest statistics on food bank usage including data at a national and regional level can be found in the household food security tables located here: Family Resources Survey: financial year 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK