Who’d have thought austerity drives the rise in food banks?

‘The growth of food banks is directly linked to benefit cuts such as sanctions.

It blows a hole in David Cameron’s claim that the huge rise in food bank use could be down to better advertising at Jobcentres.

The Oxford University research shows emergency food aid is most concentrated in areas where there are high levels of joblessness and benefit sanctions.’

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