Our volunteers, our partners, the generosity of churches, organising and local mobilisation programme, which businesses, and supporters, and the guidance of our supports food banks to identify issues that need Board of Trustees, I continue to look to the future local action and to campaign and influence for local with hope. [...] 14 The Trussell Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 The Trussell Trust THE IMPACT OF THE DEEPENING COST OF LIVING CRISIS ON FOOD BANKS Under the long shadow cast by the England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales pandemic, the cost of living continued to all experienced an increase in the distribution of soar, creating new challenges for our food emergency. [...] 15 The Trussell Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 The Trussell Trust “We have seen an 84% increase in demand The surging levels of local need have been mirrored of referrals to the food bank in January 2023 in the calls fielded centrally by the Trussell Trust. [...] Supporting the food bank network: Our digital hub The digital hub is our knowledge and resource centre for food banks, supplying next steps guidance, materials and tools to support the running of their food bank, delivery of • We will continue to support food bank their support programmes, strategies and charities in the network to operate communications with their stakeholders. [...] through the unique data that it is able to share on behalf of its community of food banks.” This analysis helped shape our calls for the action needed to protect people on the lowest incomes Torsten Bell, Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation during the cost of living crisis and was shared in detail with officials in the Department for Work and Pensions and the Treasury.
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