Big rise in families using ‘baby banks’ for essentials

At its peak, the cost-of-living crisis plunged 300 thousand children into absolute poverty in a single year.

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Food bank use exploded in that time – alongside Baby Banks – which give parents emergency food, nappies, equipment and clothing. Figures shared with Channel 4 News show 200 thousand children needed their services in the last year alone – a number the Government says it finds ‘unacceptable’.
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