Trussell Trust food
banks were visited by 10,489 people in December 2014
- a third of them were
children
A record number of adults and children relied
upon food banks in Scotland in December, according to new figures obtained by
the BBC.
Nearly 10,500 people visited the Trussell
Trust's 48 food banks for the first time in the charity's history.
The data also reveals a third of users cited low
income - and not welfare benefit delays - for their predicament.
The figure is a 13% increase from the 9,263
people who used a Trussell Trust food bank in December 2013.
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In
December 2014, 10,489 people visiting Scottish
food banks were given a three day supply of nutritionally balanced food by the
charity - a third of them children.
The charity underlined that the final figure for
December visits is likely to be even higher as food bank staff continue to
input data into their system.
'Harrowing accounts'
Ewan Gurr, the charity's network manager for
Scotland, said he was concerned that many low income families were forced to
face hunger in the run-up to Christmas due to financial difficulties.
