Volunteers from Euston Foodbank have seen their number of users treble
- Credit: Helena Aksentijevic
Foodbanks are preparing for a rise in demand following the new national Covid-19 lockdown.
Centres have witnessed a growing number of users during the pandemic as some residents’ social and economic circumstances have reached breaking point.
The Trussell Trust foodbank network distributed more than 1.2 million emergency food parcels between April to September last year – a 47% increase that represented its busiest ever six-month period. The charity warned the figures were “just the tip of the iceberg”.
Dorothea Hackman, chair of Euston Foodbank, told the
Ham&High its branch has seen a trebling of users during the pandemic, including the homeless and large families from the Regent’s Park and Somers Town estates.