High proportion of disabled people depend on food banks due to benefit delays

A high number of food bank users also suffer from mental health issues.

A study into food banks has revealed a shocking insight into the UK’s poverty crisis affects an extremely high amount of people with disabilities or mental health issues.

People are referred to food banks when they face extreme financial insecurity.

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Due to the unfair shame and stigma attached to receiving help, a study conducted by the University of Oxford found that four in five people who use food banks go hungry… Read the full story