"The number of people resorting to food banks for emergency help to
feed their families has more than tripled following the squeeze on
benefits which intensified in April.
David Cameron’s own poverty tsar warned last night of the danger of
food banks becoming an “institutional part” of the welfare state – and
urged the Prime Minister to set up an inquiry into the issue. Frank
Field, a welfare minister under Labour, told The Independent he
was shocked by the steep increase in their use and added: “Something
very serious is happening to people at the bottom of society.”
The
Trussell Trust, the country’s biggest food bank operator, said it
distributed food to 355,985 people, including nearly 120,000 children,
between April and September compared with 113,264 during the same period
in 2012. It handed out food to more people during those six months than
in the whole of 2012, the trust said.
It released the figures
days after the Red Cross announced it planned to distribute food aid to
the needy in Britain this winter for the first time since the Second
World War."
While the rich get richer the poor and disadvantaged are getting ever poorer. Remember, we are a G8 country, in the top eight richest countries in the world. While government stooges and chumps go on about child obesity, more and more children are relying on food charity hand outs. And that food is likely to be tinned and packaged, much of it high carb factory produced junk. Fresh vegetables and fruits minimal.
Eddie
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1 comment:
Roll on 2015 when we can at least have a chance of booting this awful Con-Dem government out,In the meanwhile I shall donate some food every time I see a collection as although I don't have much money I am fortunate enough to be able to feed my family and I hate the thought of kids going hungry as kids need good nourishment if they are going to be able to learn and succeed in today's scary and very competitive world.
Paul
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