Food banks 'in crisis' amid fears some may have to close
According to the Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity, some food banks are having pay for 30-50% of the food they are supplying.
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"It isn't enough to last a year."
— Paul Dickson , Activist
"It seems to me like one cost-of-living crisis is just rolling into another and it doesn't seem to have gone away."
— Edel Diamond , Activist
"It's heartbreaking to see food banks in this situation."
— Fiona Cole , Activist
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According to the Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity, some food banks are having pay for 30-50% of the food they are supplying.
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