LONDON
ASSEMBLY
LABOUR
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News release
25.04.2019
For immediate use
In response to the Trussell Trust’s publication of figures that reveal that 4510 three day emergency food supplies were given out in Hillingdon between April 2018 and March 2019, marking an increase of 105% on the previous year, local London Assembly Member, Onkar Sahota AM, said:
“It is scandalous that we are continuing to see a growing dependence on food banks in our community.
“Whilst the Government is well aware of the key factors that are driving so many local families into food poverty, they are choosing not to act. Instead, they are shamefully passing on their duty of care to most vulnerable in society onto charities and a beleaguered public sector.
“Sadly, these figures are likely to be just the tip of the iceberg, but they should provide a wakeup call for the Government. They must now urgently step in to address the issue of low pay and fully confront the consequences of their disastrous welfare reforms.”
ENDS