In 2023/24 approximately 3.12 million people used a food bank in the United Kingdom, an increase when compared with the previous year. Since 2008/09, the number of food bank users increased significantly, with just under 26,000 using food banks that year.
Number of people receiving emergency food parcels from Trussell Trust food banks in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24
Trussell Trust is the largest foodbank organisation in the United Kingdom. Statistics are collected using an online data collection system into which foodbanks enter the data from each foodbank voucher. The system records the number of adults and children given three days’ emergency food.
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The Trussell Trust. (May 15, 2024). Number of people receiving emergency food parcels from Trussell Trust food banks in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382695/uk-foodbank-users/
The Trussell Trust. "Number of people receiving emergency food parcels from Trussell Trust food banks in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24." Chart. May 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382695/uk-foodbank-users/
The Trussell Trust. (2024). Number of people receiving emergency food parcels from Trussell Trust food banks in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382695/uk-foodbank-users/
The Trussell Trust. "Number of People Receiving Emergency Food Parcels from Trussell Trust Food Banks in The United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382695/uk-foodbank-users/
The Trussell Trust, Number of people receiving emergency food parcels from Trussell Trust food banks in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382695/uk-foodbank-users/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number of people receiving emergency food parcels from Trussell Trust food banks in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2023/24 [Graph], The Trussell Trust, May 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382695/uk-foodbank-users/
