The figure is more than more than the numbers relying on help pre-pandemic
In the first three months of the last financial year almost 4,000 used the support service.
In the last year it helped more than 73,000 people in the county with food support - more than 6000 a month and around 200 every day on average. Nationally, the respected Joseph Rowntree Foundation says that more than 14 million people are now living in poverty in the UK - four million of those children. The reliance on food banks and other sources such as food network has grown hugely in the last few years
During the last year the Voluntary Sector Gateway has continued to support the Network and its members, by providing independent governance support to the network. West Lothian Council has supported the Network from the outset with emergency funding in 2020 and with almost £2m of funding from April 2021 to March this year.
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