Tax Credit Cuts: Trussell Trust Warns Of ‘Substantial Rise In Food Bank Use’

‘George Osborne’s planned cuts to tax credits could result in a “substantial rise” in the number of people turning to foodbanks, it has been reported today.

Trussell Trust handed out 506,369 food parcels between April to September of this year, compared to 492,641 during the same period in the previous year. Each parcel includes three-days-worth of food.

The shocking figure equates to more than 4.5million meals for some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in society, including nearly 200,000 children.’

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