'Lots of the families, their agencies have had to come and pick up their food parcels for them. Because the families, they’re embarrassed to accept help, they’re embarrassed to admit that they can’t feed their children.’ Food bank manager UK.
Research in Lambeth, Hampshire and from one food aid provider who attended the workshop, reported increased demand during periods when families with children are unable to obtain free school meals The Trussell Trust identified a range of factors that may be triggers for needing food aid, including low income, ‘benefit delay’, ‘benefit changes’, delayed wages, domestic violence, sickness, unemployment, debt, refused crisis loans, homelessness and absence of free school meals during school holidays '
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