More working families than ever are being referred to food banks

MORE people than ever looking to food banks for help are working families, a leading charity has said.

- 

Trussell, which provides 146 food bank centres across Wales, says 31% of people referred to food banks in the last year were from working households. That is up from 21% in 2022.

A survey of people referred to food banks revealed that people at food banks in Wales are being left with just £89 a week after housing costs - to cover essentials like food, utility bills, travel for work or school, and toiletries like shampoo and toothpaste.

The charity says more than 660,000 people in Wales faced hunger in 2024 due to lack of money.

Its research has also found one in four (24%) families with children in food-insecure households.