Food bank says demand triples as donations fall
Mr Anderson's comments were "ridiculous" and the food bank was starting to see people who were working using their services."We serviced the same amount of clients in the last three weeks as we have in the first three months of the year."Research from Loughborough University and Marie Curie has found 90,000 people in the UK die in poverty every year, with those in Wales facing the greatest risk.amid high inflation.
"What we found was we're still getting donations but the quantity of the donations has significantly dropped," he added. Steffan Evans, head of policy at the Bevan Foundation think tank, said Mr Anderson's comments did not represent the experiences of people living in Wales.
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