Record 3.1 million food bank parcels handed out in a year, says charity

Record number of emergency food parcels distributed by food banks in East Lancs

New figures reveal that more than nearly 356,000 emergency food parcels were provided to people facing hardship in the North West

‘Westminster is failing Scotland’: New data shows record demand for food parcels

HUNDREDS of thousands of food parcels have been distributed in Scotland in the last year, according to the latest figures.

Surge in pensioners needing emergency food as charities help record number of people

Over 600,000 people used a Trussell Trust food bank for first time in last year

Record 3.1 million food bank parcels handed out in a year, says charity

The number of people of pension age picking up parcels also increased by 27% to 179,000, according to the trust, with older people who rent said to be particularly likely to need help.

More than 3 million food bank parcels given out across UK in record-high year

The number of emergency food parcels handed out across the UK in a single year has reached its highest level, at more than three million.

Starving kids a 'stain on society' as food bank parcels reach record highs

The government may have cut taxes and raised the National Living Wage, but the number of food parcels have reached record highs (Picture: Getty) More children than ever are relying on foodbank parcels to save them from hunger as more than 1,000,000 were distributed in a record-breaking year. The number of food parcels handed out by the Trussell Trust has soared in the last five years, doubling to more than 3.1million in the year ending March 202…