FIGURES FOR THE NUMBER OF FOOD PARCELS PROVIDED BY SLOUGH FOODBANK DURING 1 – 30 April 2023, COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022
Total number of food parcels: 846 up 19%
Number of adults: 525 up 16%
Number of children: 321 up 22%
These figures once again show the issue of food poverty crisis in Slough and the surrounding areas with an increase in 22% of children fed versus April 2022.
We’re calling on the UK government for an ‘Essentials Guarantee’ to make sure that the basic rate of Universal Credit is at least enough to afford the essentials we all need, such as food, household bills and travel costs.