About this data

Source: Trussell, End of year statistics (calendar years 2015 to 2025)

• These figures cover food banks in the Trussell network only. Independent food banks (more than 1,100, according to the Independent Food Aid Network) and other food aid such as pantries and community fridges are not included, so total food bank use is higher.
• The figures count parcels, not people: someone who needs help several times in a year is counted each time. A parcel is usually three days of food for one person, so a family of four receives four parcels.
• Parcels are counted where food banks are, not where people live. Trussell revises earlier years in each release, and the size of its network has changed over time.
• Trussell reported figures for financial years (April to March) until 2024/25, and for calendar years from 2025. This chart uses the calendar-year series, which Trussell has published back to 2015.

This chart appears in Poverty.