Reasons to use emergency foodbanks 2018

This statistic shows the primary reason that people turned to foodbanks for emergency assistance in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18. The main reason for referral to a foodbank in this fiscal year was due to low income with 28.49 percent of users giving this reason.

Primary reason why Trussell Trust foodbank users needed emergency support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18*

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April 2018

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2017 to 2018

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Our statistics are a measure of volume rather than unique users, and on average people needed around two foodbank referrals in the last year. The data is collected using an online system into which foodbanks enter data from each foodbank voucher, and the number of three-day emergency food supplies is recorded."

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