Johnny Mercer offers more support to homeless veterans with the launch of a new phoneline, but says current members of the Armed Forces are given 'a good wage'.
Asked by Sky News' Kay Burley if there is"any need" for military personnel to use food banks, he said:"These are personal decisions around, you know, how people are budgeting every month.
"I'll always advocate for service personnel to get paid more. I'd be mad not to. But it has to be, you know, within the constraints of a budget."Military families turning to food banks "I think there are some dire cases that we need to do more to wrap our arms around and make sure that there is a safety net for people."[But] I don't think food bank use is an accurate portrayal of where levels of poverty, relative or absolute poverty, are in this country."
"The truth is... we are in a global market and interest rates around the world are going up and inflation is a global problem," he said:"I think we've got to be honest with people about what actually brings that down.
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