More than 7000 Scots were forced to use food banks in the
week before Christmas.
Low income was the biggest factor in 27 per cent of cases,
while benefit delays were a factor in 24 per cent and 15 per cent were due to a
benefit change.
Ewan Gurr, Scotland network manager for the Trussell Trust,
said:
“The message we are clearly hearing in our food banks is not
so much that people are struggling with a low income but with no income. This
is not about misplaced spending priorities but families struggling on tight
budgets where increased winter fuel bills and the absence of free school meals
can mean having to make a decision between a warm home and a warm meal. Many
individuals and families are simply experiencing a financial famine.”
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