Norfolk foodbank warns half-term will put more pressure on struggling families
The charity brought in just over 130 tonnes of food over the last year
A foodbank in Norfolk is warning this school half-term holiday will put additional pressure on families being squeezed by the rising cost of living.
It comes as Norwich Foodbank reveals it helped just over 13,500 people between 2023 and this year - which is up by over a thousand on the figures from the year before that.
The charity's also told us it brought in just over 130 tonnes of food in the last year, which is a rise of over 10 tonnes on the year before.
"It's a struggle day to day"
Hannah Worsley is from Norwich Foodbank: "We do see a lot more families saying I'm not sure how I'm going to get through this, as it's a struggle day to day.
"Some of the shelves here are looking a little bit low, so we need those donations of things like tinned meat, life-long milk and long-life fruit juice."
"The help we've been giving out isn't making a difference"
She also says they're still supporting many with their energy bills: "Because of the previous spike in energy prices and the standing charges, we have been helping people who are already in debt and on emergency credit and the help we've been giving out isn't making a difference".