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Foodbanks: why users needed emergency food United Kingdom 2018

Primary reason why Trussell Trust foodbank users needed emergency support in the United Kingdom in 2017/18

The data displays the primary reason that people turned to foodbanks for emergency assistance in the UK in 2017/18. The main reason for referral to a foodbank in this fiscal year was due to low income with 28.49% of users giving this reason.

Low income	28.49
Benefit delays	23.74
Benefit changes	17.73
Debt	8.53
Other	7.57
Homelessness	5.01
Sickness/ill health	2.86
No recourse to public funds	2.69
Domestic abuse	1.41
Delayed wages	0.81
Child holiday meals	0.76
Refused short-term benefit advances	0.4
Refused crisis loan	0.2

Foodbanks: why users needed emergency food United Kingdom 2018

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