Written questions

Social Security Benefits: Reform

Commons · Question 46249 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Spring Statement 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of welfare reforms on demand for food banks.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 29 Apr 2025

Since 2021, food bank use has been measured in official statistics by the number of individuals living in families that have used foodbanks in the past 30 days and 12 months. These are published on Stat-Xplore ( https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/), including...