Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 32802

Food Banks: Rural Areas

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in food bank use in rural areas over the last 12 months.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The latest statistics on food bank usage including data at a national and regional level can be found in the household food security tables located here: Family Resources Survey: financial year 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK