Foodbank Covid-19 Impact

30 Sep 2020 • Recent events

Research with Heriot Watt University estimates that food banks in the Trussell Trust network will give out six emergency food parcels every minute this winter, a 61% increase on last year.

The report, Lockdown, lifelines and the long haul ahead: The impact of Covid-19 on food banks in the Trussell Trust network, also shows that families have been hardest hit, and during the start of the pandemic there was a significant increase in the number of people receiving support from a food bank for the first time.

This is not right – none of us should need a charity to put food on the table.

But together, we can turn this situation around.

Together, we have an opportunity to build a future where all of us have enough money for the essentials, where no one is left behind, where support is there for anyone who needs it. Together, we can act now to make a difference.

Here’s how you can get involved right now:

If you have 30 seconds: share the findings with your friends on Twitter and Facebook.
If you have 1 minute: watch this animationabout what food banks have been seeing and how we can change things in the future
If you have 5 minutes: read a summary of the findings here