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.
Trussel Trust: Numbers 'sky-rocketing' at food banks
The Trussel Trust has told ITV London's Rags Martel that the number of people visiting food banks have "sky-rocketed", after a new report found that more than half a million people were relying on them.
According to the organisation, there was a 180% increase in usage in the capital.
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