‘Humiliation’ for Horsham foodbank users as numbers soar
A report released by the Trussell Trust has revealed Horsham District Foodbank provided 1882 three day emergency food parcels to people from April 2018 to March 2019.
Emma Elnaugh, foodbank manager at Horsham Matters, said: “We’re seeing a huge increase in the use of our food bank.
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Hide Ad“A lot of people are becoming more reliant on this regularly and that’s a changing tide for us.
“It’s very shocking. We’re seeing people who have never had to use a food bank before and find themselves in that place.
“People find the humiliation of asking for food horrendous.
“We’re seeing a definite shift in need and food poverty. It’s a crisis.”
Increase in use down to Universal Credit
Emma attributed the increase in demand to benefits, particularly Universal Credit which was rolled out to Horsham in June last year.
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Hide AdShe added: “We do see a lot of very upset people who did not dream of being in that situation.
“The increase [in use] is a month on month