Food bank use hits record high as annual emergency supply packages surpass 1.5 million, figures show

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Food bank use hits record high as annual emergency supply packages surpass 1.5 million, figures show
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Universal credit ‘key driver’ of increasing need for emergency food parcels, says Trussell Trust

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