2.1 million people in England had to be fed from food banks

The UK Department of Work and Social Security has published the data it collects from food banks in different parts of the country.

According to data from the ministry, between the end of April 2021 and March 2022, approximately 2.1 million people, equivalent to 3 percent of families, had to feed themselves from food banks in England.

INFLATION IS NEARING THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE LAST 40 YEARS

The statement indicated that according to data obtained from food banks, approximately 600,000 people, constituting 1 percent of society, had to use food banks at least once in the last 30 days.

The British charity Trussell Trust, on the other hand, drew attention to the fact that the number of people who had to be fed from food banks in the April-December period last year increased by 52 percent to 1 ,3 millions.

In February this year, inflation in the UK rose to 10.4 per cent, close to the highest level in 40 years.

Last month, the country experienced the largest increase in food prices in the last 45 years with 18.2 percent. (AA)