The Trussell Trust says the level of need is 'far outstripping the donations that we've been receiving', meaning food banks are having to purchase more food themselves and source more warehouse space to store it.
Of the four nations, Wales had the highest rise at 41%, followed by England at 37%, Scotland at 30% and Northern Ireland at 29%.
The charity said it is the case now that the level of need across the network is"far outstripping the donations that we've been receiving", meaning food banks are having to purchase more food themselves and source more warehouse space to store it.
Research with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation revealed the £85 weekly Universal Credit standard allowance is at least £35 less than the weekly cost of essential items for a single person. It means hundreds of thousands of people are being forced to use food banks because they can't make ends meet.'This is not right'
She added:"For too long people have been going without because social security payments do not reflect life's essential costs and people are being pushed deeper into hardship as a result.
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