This statistic shows the primary reason that people turned to foodbanks for emergency assistance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18. The main reason for referral to a foodbank in this fiscal year was due to low income with 28.49 percent of users giving this reason.
Primary reason why Trussell Trust foodbank users needed emergency support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18*
The source adds the following information: "Our statistics are a measure of volume rather than unique users, and on average people needed around two foodbank referrals in the last year. The data is collected using an online system into which foodbanks enter data from each foodbank voucher, and the number of three-day emergency food supplies is recorded."
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The Trussell Trust. (April 24, 2018). Primary reason why Trussell Trust foodbank users needed emergency support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/382709/foodbanks-why-users-needed-emergency-food-united-kingdom-uk/
The Trussell Trust. "Primary reason why Trussell Trust foodbank users needed emergency support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18*." Chart. April 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382709/foodbanks-why-users-needed-emergency-food-united-kingdom-uk/
The Trussell Trust. (2018). Primary reason why Trussell Trust foodbank users needed emergency support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/382709/foodbanks-why-users-needed-emergency-food-united-kingdom-uk/
The Trussell Trust. "Primary Reason Why Trussell Trust Foodbank Users Needed Emergency Support in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017/18*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382709/foodbanks-why-users-needed-emergency-food-united-kingdom-uk/
The Trussell Trust, Primary reason why Trussell Trust foodbank users needed emergency support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/382709/foodbanks-why-users-needed-emergency-food-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Primary reason why Trussell Trust foodbank users needed emergency support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18* [Graph], The Trussell Trust, April 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/382709/foodbanks-why-users-needed-emergency-food-united-kingdom-uk/
