The Trussell Trust has released a report showing the past year has been the busiest ever for its foodbanks in Northern Ireland
More than 95 children a day were in need of an emergency food parcel over the past year according to figures from the Trussell Trust.
He said: "This past year we have seen a level of need for support that we have never seen before, with more people reaching out for help than at the height of the Covid pandemic. "As the Trussell Trust report highlights, changes are needed in order to make sure that people are able to feed their families, with Universal Credit and other benefits just not doing enough against the rising cost of living."
"The Northern Ireland Executive has the power to tackle poverty and can do this through the development of a longer-term strategy. The NI Executive has already agreed to this, but it still needs to be approved. Also, a cash-based approach is far more preferable than emergency food supplied by the likes of our foodbank - good though it may be. People would prefer to have money so they can spend it in supermarkets and not have to turn to foodbanks.
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