FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 31 October 2021, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2020.
Total number of food parcels: 602, a 10% increase
Number of adults: 389, a 13% increase
Number of children: 213, a 4% increase
It is deeply sad to see that the number of people needing an emergency food parcel due to food poverty crisis is continuing to increase. As winter has arrived we are seeing more people unable to afford the basics and facing the impossible decision between staying warm or buying food. With rising living costs, energy prices at record highs and a cut in the Universal Credit payment, this winter looks deeply uncertain for many. People across the UK are going hungry and skipping meals just so they can pay the bills. This has to stop.