A Grimsby foodbank are seeing a rise in the number of people needing food parcels
it's since lockdown restrictions were eased
Figures from The Trussell Trust show 123,000 emergency food parcels have been given to people across Yorkshire and the Humber over the past year.
Pam Hodge, founder of Rock Foundation in Grimsby, said:
“The numbers have started to go up again, we’re feeding around 450 people a week especially where benefits are concerned. Single people are having a hard time. Some have lost jobs or aren’t getting the hours they were getting before furlough.”
Pam now says more needs to be done to help them financially.
It’s as The Trussel Trust are calling upon the government to act fast after their figures revealed a 13% increase on food donations since last year.
She said:
“If it wasn’t for charities like ourselves, where would this country be? We haven’t been getting any funding during lockdown and it’s been very difficult. Normally we would have been doing charity events to bring in the funding."
The foodbank is also finding more people are turning up even when they don’t need a food parcel.
“We’ve been getting people in who earn £1,800 a month and think they’re eligible for a food parcel. This is not a person in crisis.” said Pam.