An estimated three million UK households may use food banks

Over the coming 12 weeks

Adam Saville
clock • 1 min read

Survey shows demand for working age benefits and financial support skyrocketing due to COVID-19

As many as three million UK households anticipate that they may need to call upon Britain's 2,000 food banks over the coming 12 weeks as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, a survey by Cicero/AMO has revealed. The survey of 552 UK adults over 18 also found that around six million people expect to claim for working age benefits - a huge increase on the pre-coronavirus claim count of 1.3 million. The research also revealed that 6.5 million people in the UK expect to ask parents and other family members for loans and other financial support as a result of the crisis. Mark Twigg, executiv...

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