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.
Over 40,000 people used food bank provider in 2012
The Trussel Trust has revealed that there has been a huge rise in the number of people using food banks in London, after a new report showed that more than half a million people were using them. According to the trust, figures in London show:
- More than 42,000 people registered with the Trussel Trust food bank provider in the last year.
- 17,649 children were among those who registered with the Trussel Trust.
- That compares to just 14,569 people using the banks between 2011 and 2012.
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