United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 135380
Food Banks: Utilities
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30 January 2023
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2 February 2023 · Answer
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2 February 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to support food banks with increases in the cost of utilities.
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30 January 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to support food banks with increases in the cost of utilities.
Source: Commons
2 February 2023
Answer
Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in their operation. There is no consistent and accurate measure of foodbank usage at a constituency or national level. We understand the da...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-30/135380
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1581763
- uk · wq-1581763 · source updated 2 February 2023