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Shocking Figures Show Food Bank Use in Scotland Triples in Seven Years

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The number of foodbank parcels handed out in Scotland has tripled in 7 years, according to shocking new statistics provided by the Trussell Trust.

This year, Trussell Trust food banks handed out 237,225 food parcels in Scotland – an increase of almost 165,000 parcels since 2013/14.

An additional 278,258 emergency food parcels were given out by 91 independent food banks in Scotland between April 2018 and September 2019.

Bob Doris MSP (pictured) said:

โ€œFood banks are working incredibly hard to continue to provide emergency food safely to people who cannot afford to buy the essentials โ€“ but they cannot continue to pick up the pieces because of gaps in the UK governmentโ€™s support schemes.

โ€œWhile the Scottish Government has done its best to tackle poverty here, we continue to have to spend money to protect the most vulnerable in our communities from Tory cuts.

โ€œThe majority of welfare spending still remains firmly in the hands of the Tories – who dithered and delayed on extending free school meals through the holidays and had to be shamed into supporting low-income families through this pandemic.

โ€œThis UK government must heed the warnings of front-line organisations all over the country, and act before more families and children and are pushed into poverty.

โ€œMaking the ยฃ20 uplift to Universal Credit permanent and extending it to legacy benefits would be a good place to start rebuilding the security system the Tories have spent years dismantling, and preventing the number of families relying on food banks from increasing further.”

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