United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 74456
Food Banks
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15 July 2020
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24 July 2020 · Answer
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24 July 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the signposting of claimants to local food banks is in the form of (a) pieces of paper, (b) other written communication, or (c) verbal communication; and whether any written communication provid
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15 July 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the signposting of claimants to local food banks is in the form of (a) pieces of paper, (b) other written communication, or (c) verbal communication; and whether any written communication provid
Source: Commons
24 July 2020
Answer
The decision to award a food parcel is a matter for the food bank alone. The Department for Work and Pensions has long-standing guidance in place which allows staff to signpost claimants in writing to a food bank, using a nationally agreed signposting sli...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-07-15/74456
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1225146
- uk · wq-1225146 · source updated 24 July 2020