The increased use of food banks comes from the increased number of food banks. They started long before 2010 and any benefit cuts.
Trussell Trust.
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Whilst fundraising for Bulgaria in Salisbury in 2000, Paddy received a call from a desperate mother in Salisbury saying: “My children are going to bed hungry tonight – what are you going to do about it.”
Paddy investigated local indices of deprivation and ‘hidden hunger’ in the UK. The shocking results showed that significant numbers of local people faced short term hunger as a result of a sudden crisis.
Paddy started Salisbury Foodbank in his garden shed and garage, providing three days’ of emergency food to local people in crisis.
In 2004, the UK Foodbank Network was launched teaching churches and communities nationwide how to start their own foodbanks.
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It is not just social services that issue vouchers. No proof of anything is required. Their use is limited to around 3 times a year. so not exactly a long term solution to anyone. There have been TV documentaries(ie more than 1), where people have been eligible for a food voucher simply because the person decided to spend all their money on booze. There was even one case where the person was SOBER, but DECIDED to blow all his money on booze.