Asked by: Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op) - Huddersfield)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people in food poverty.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The latest statistics show that in 2021/22, 7% (4.7m) of all individuals lived in food insecure households. For working age adults this figure was 7% (2.9m), for children it was 12% (1.7m) and for pensioners it was 1% (0.2m).
Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Department for Work and Pensions does not have any role in the operation of foodbanks. We do not have reliable statistics on the number of foodbanks operating.
Report Jan. 24 2024
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)Found: Scotland and the Trussell Trust Scotland told us that a disproportionate number of those accessing foodbanks
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has taken steps to work with relevant authorities to support foodbanks in (a) general and (b) Romford constituency.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government does not have any role in the operation of foodbanks. Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations which bring people in local communities together to support one another. This is a great example of the generosity of spirit of communities across the country.
The Government is providing over £100 million of support for charities and community organisations in England to support the impacts of the increase in cost of living. This funding is supporting charities and community organisations right now through the £76 million Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund. This fund is awarding funding to frontline organisations supporting vulnerable households, including those which deliver food.
The second strand of the package, the £25.5 million VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme, was opened in December 2023. This scheme will support frontline charities, community organisations and social enterprises across England to improve energy efficiency and sustainability.
The scheme has two main components:
Organisations can first apply for an Independent Energy Assessment. Having completed the IEA, they can then apply, if they are eligible, for a capital grant between £2,000 and £150,000 to install capital energy measures. Applications for IEAs opened in December 2023 and applications for capital funding will be open through three rounds, starting from the second half of January 2024. All capital projects will need to be completed by March 2025.
Taken together, total support over 2022/23-2024/25 to help households with the high cost of living amounts to £104 billion – an average of £3,700 per UK household.
Asked by: Martyn Day (Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to provide additional financial support to foodbanks in winter 2023-2024.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government does not have any role in the operation of foodbanks. Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations which bring people in local communities together to support one another. This is a great example of the generosity of spirit of communities across the country.
The Government is providing over £100 million of support for charities and community organisations in England to support the impacts of the increase in cost of living. This funding is supporting charities and community organisations right now through the £76 million Community Organisations Cost of Living Fund. This fund is awarding funding to frontline organisations supporting vulnerable households, including those which deliver food.
The second strand of the package, the £25.5 million VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme, was opened in December 2023. This scheme will support frontline charities, community organisations and social enterprises across England to improve energy efficiency and sustainability.
The scheme has two main components:
Organisations can first apply for an Independent Energy Assessment. Having completed the IEA, they can then apply, if they are eligible, for a capital grant between £2,000 and £150,000 to install capital energy measures. Applications for IEAs opened in December 2023 and applications for capital funding will be open through three rounds, starting from the second half of January 2024. All capital projects will need to be completed by March 2025.
Taken together, total support over 2022/23-2024/25 to help households with the high cost of living amounts to £104 billion – an average of £3,700 per UK household.
Formal Minutes Jan. 18 2024
Committee: Scottish Affairs Committee (Department: Scotland Office)Found: living: impact on rural communities in Scotland as the Chair of the APPG for ending the need for foodbanks
Jan. 11 2024
Source Page: Winning bids for Framework Reference: SP-22-004 and Framework Reference: SP-22-003: FOI releaseFound: Volunteering All our Account Team are entitled REDACTED Christmas Foodbanks REDACTED Jobs for
Oral Evidence Jan. 09 2024
Inquiry: Fairness in the food supply chainFound: they are struggling to afford food and 17% of those who responded told us they were regularly using foodbanks
Oral Evidence Jan. 09 2024
Inquiry: Fairness in the food supply chainFound: they are struggling to afford food and 17% of those who responded told us they were regularly using foodbanks
Dec. 27 2023
Source Page: Measuring Impact Task and Finish Group: final report and recommendationsFound: • More people benefit from a cash -first approach - less reliance on foodbanks and charity .
Dec. 22 2023
Source Page: NRS sites donate food and essentials to help foodbanks across the countryFound: NRS sites donate food and essentials to help foodbanks across the country