Foodbanks warn of increased demand for help

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Foodbanks across the region are saying that the demand for their services has soared during the pandemic. People faced with job losses are struggling to feed themselves and their families. 

In Basingstoke, volunteers say that this month is already proving to be their busiest month ever, with the number of people needing help having doubled in a year.

Meanwhile in Winchester volunteers have set up an emergency food hub as more and more people in the city struggle to make ends meet. Jamie Robinson, the Community building manager at Unit 12, said that many of the people who visit the facility have never asked for help before.  He added that he wants to take away the perceived stigma of people having to ask for help to get access to food.