A Somerset food bank manager has said stocks are not keeping up with demand due to the country’s financial situation.
Almost 255,000 parcels have been distributed by the Trussell Trust in the South West in the past year, more than ever before.
This represents a 90% increase compared to figures from five years earlier.
The Department for Work and Pensions told the BBC it was supporting working families by raising the National Living Wage.
Phil Jarman, manager at the Trussell Trust’s Bridgwater site, told the BBC: “Our stock is not keeping up with the amount of clients that we’ve got coming in.
“Because of the current financial situation in the country, donations are beginning to drop.”
The trust said that of the 255,000 parcels distributed in the South West, 92,300 were provided to children, and nearly 55,400 people needed to use a…
