Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 41346

Food Banks

Tabled: 25 March 2025

Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the article by the Trussell Trust entitled Almost one in five people receiving Universal Credit and disability benefits u

Answer

Alison McGovern

No one should have to turn to a food bank. This is why we are committed to tackling poverty and ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels. We know that good work can significantly reduce the chances of people falling into poverty. As set out in the...

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