The Trust, which runs 428 food banks across the UK, has reported that food banks in areas which have had full universal credit rollout for six months or more have seen a 30 per cent average increase in use compared to a year before.
Demand for food parcels in areas outside universal credit rollout has risen by 12 per cent from last year, according to the Trust.
The Trussell Trust’s mid-year statistics, which cover April to September 2017, also say that of the 586,907 three-day emergency food supplies given out nationwide during that period, 208,956 were given to children.
The charity has said it is concerned the situation will worsen in the months leading up to Christmas, when demand for food traditionally spikes, and when the number of food banks available in areas of full universal credit service is set to triple.
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