More people 'rely on food banks'
More than half a million people are now reliant on food banks, charities said as they called on MPs to investigate the impact of benefit cuts.
300% more Londoners rely on food banks
The number of Londoners relying on food hand outs has risen by almost 300% in the last year, according to Oxfam and the Church Action Trust.
The report has found that more than 40,000 people in the capital are registered with a food bank.
The report, called 'Walking the Breadline', says the increase is caused by changes to the benefit system, unemployment, increasing levels of underemployment, low and falling income and rising food and fuel prices.
More top news
-
Police create dispersal zones around south London raves
The unlicensed events unfolded on Saturday night at Clapham Common and Tooting Bec Common.
-
Second man dies in River Thames drowning
A 37 year old man who was taken to hospital after getting into difficulty in a stretch of water near Maidenhead has died.
-
Teenager jailed for throwing six year old boy off Tate balcony
Jonty Bravery, who is mentally ill, has been jailed for 15 years after throwing a six year old boy from the Tate modern balcony.