In the past 12 months, foodbanks in the Trussell Trust network saw the highest ever levels of demand. Between April 2022 and March 2023, almost 3 million emergency food parcels were distributed by foodbanks
North Cotswold Foodbank saw an even greater increase in emergency food parcels handed out between April 2022 and March 2023 with almost 1600 food parcels distributed, an increase of 105% compared with the prior year. They fed 4700 people, of which around 2,000 were children.