Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 41347

Food Banks

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 2 April 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Trussell Trust entitled Almost one in five people receiving Universal Credit and disability benefits used a food bank in the last month, published on 7 March 2025, if

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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