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The latest figures from the Trussell Trust showing the number of emergency food supplies given by its food banks to people in the UK are devastating.1 Nearly 1.5 million food parcels were distributed by the Trussell Trust to people in crisis and unable to afford food from April 2023 to September 2023. But this represents just a fraction of Britain’s charitable food maze. What’s more, we know that most people living with food insecurity don’t seek out food support at all. The summer months can be quieter for some food banks. But this has not been the case in 2023. Trussell Trust and Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) food banks have seen spiralling demand as everyday costs continue to overwhelm household budgets.2 From April to July 2023, every single organisation responding to IFAN’s most recent survey reported that they had supported people who previously hadn’t ever reached out for help.2 And there’s been an alarming trend in the number of people seeking regular support

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