[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

what about people who get enough money for food and then blow it on gambling, drink, fags etc?

Is that the fault of the state too?

Its far too simplistic to see all foodbank users as this innocent deserving underclass

Even if this was true (and it's only true for a tiny percentage)...

1) Gambling is declining, not increasing.

2) Smoking is declining, not increasing.

3) Drinking is at the same (albeit, too high) level that it has always been at. Not increasing.




So... while these vices might account for some food bank use, they cannot account for an increase in food bank use.