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If this[1] is correct, one part stands out to me: "2.1 million people in the UK lived in household which had used a food bank in the previous 12 months, a rate
by tyingq 3y ago
If this[1] is correct, one part stands out to me:
"2.1 million people in the UK lived in household which had used a food bank in the previous 12 months, a rate of 3%. This includes 6% of children, 3% of working-age adults, and around 0% of pensioners."
6% of children feels not great, though other stats say the US is much worse, with 6+% of all households, not just children...and I've seen higher estimates.
[1] https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9209 https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-...
- mytailorisrich 3y agoThat's a small minority that has used a food bank at least once in 12 months. The number of people 'relying' on them has to be even lower. We also can't discount that some people could have bought food but chose the food bank instead because it is free. My point was that writing 'many' suggests something common and widespread like if there were breadlines everywhere. It is not (but The Guardian likes to dramatise on this). In fact, I suspect that poorer people in the UK have a much higher chance of being obese than of being actually hungry.