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North Paddington Foodbank manager James Quayle
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A Maida Vale foodbank fears that plans to cut universal credit will cause hundreds more people to need emergency support.
At the start of the pandemic, the government boosted the amount of money people get for universal credit by an “uplift” of £20 a week – or about £1,000 a year.
But plans to take away that £20 from April 1 have concerned charities and grassroots groups including North Paddington Foodbank, based in Elgin Avenue.
The centre’s manager James Quayle, 31, said: “At the height of the first lockdown we were helping 1,200 to 1,300 people a week.
The Trussell Trust expects to give out six emergency food parcels every minute over winter. Credit: PA
While many will be wondering what to do with the full fridge that was ready for Christmas guests that will never arrive, there will be those in the country who will be asking how they will be getting any food in there at all.
The UK is heading for one of its bleakest Christmases in living memory thanks to the pandemic but the response to the frustration of cancelled plans should not be to throw away all the food, there are many who will need it more.