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Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing

2024-10-28

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Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing

It says one-third of food bank clients were children -- a trend that's held steady but in 2024 totalled nearly 700,000 monthly visits -- while nearly one-in-five clients, or 18 per cent, were employed. Nearly 70 per cent lived in market rent housing. ...Read more

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