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A leading food poverty charity has accused the Department for Work and Pensions of failing to cover the cost of living for those on benefits.
700,000 UK households used food banks in 2019-20, report finds
The Trussell Trust Brent Food Bank, Neasden, London (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Some 700,000 UK households used a food bank in the year prior to the coronavirus outbreak, according to estimates from a study on food poverty.
This represents 2.5% of all UK households between 2019-20, the Trussell Trust said, with food bank users at the start of last year living on just £248 a month on average after paying for their housing.
The charity said hunger in the UK is not about food but about people not having enough money for the basics, with this amount needing to cover energy and water costs, council tax, food, and other essentials.
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People forced to food banks at start of pandemic faced extreme poverty, with just £248 a month to survive on after housing costs, according to new research