United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 10982
Food Banks
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23 January 2024
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29 January 2024 · Answer
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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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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
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-23/10982
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1684473
- uk · wq-1684473 · source updated 29 January 2024