Food bank demand 'trebles in a year'published at 09:46 British Summer Time 14 August 2020
Demand for food parcels from a food bank has nearly trebled in a year, its manager has revealed.

Staff at the Stratford-upon-Avon facility handed out 692 parcels in July which manager Marian Homer said was almost three times the number in July 2019.
She added demand for children's parcels had also risen from 76 in July 2019 to 378 last month.
“No parent wants to depend on charity to feed their children but it’s clear that our food bank is becoming the only option for a growing number of struggling families."