We will create a UK without the need for emergency food
We support a nationwide network of food banks and together we provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the UK.
Latest statistics
Almost 3 million emergency food parcels were given to people facing hardship in the last 12 months
Food banks in the Trussell Trust network saw the highest ever levels of need, even more than during the peak of the pandemic.

State of Hunger
Our latest research
State of Hunger is a landmark three-year research project into hunger and destitution in the UK and our latest report reveals the extreme poverty faced by people who need to use food banks.

TOGETHER WE CAN end the need for emergency food
From donating food, volunteering your time or taking on an fundraising challenge, there are lots of ways to get involved with raising awareness of poverty and helping end UK hunger.

Scotland: 170,625 three-day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in 2017/18

North West: 197,182 three-day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in 2017/18

North East: 64,209 three-day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in 2017/18

Midlands: 185,168 three-day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in 2017/18

South West: 120,966 three-day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in 2017/18

South East: 123,103 three-day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in 2017/18

Wales: 98,350 three-day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in 2017/18

Northern Ireland: 32,433 three-day emergency food supplies given to people in crisis in 2017/18
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