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UIN 10982

Food Banks

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23 January 2024

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29 January 2024 · Answer

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29 January 2024

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of food banks operating (a) as of 23 January 2024 (b) in 2010.

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  1. 23 January 2024

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of food banks operating (a) as of 23 January 2024 (b) in 2010.

    Source: Commons

  2. 29 January 2024

    Answer

    The latest statistics show that in 2021/22, 7% (4.7m) of all individuals lived in food insecure households. For working age adults this figure was 7% (2.9m), for children it was 12% (1.7m) and for pensioners it was 1% (0.2m). Foodbanks are independent, c...

    Source: Written answer

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