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- Food Banks Canada says food insecurity is rising with inflation and the high cost of living, which is causing more people to use food banks. Low social assistance rates are also a factor in high demand, the report found.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/food-bank-use-highest-in-canadian-history-hunger-count-2023-report-1.7006464As cost of living soars, millions of Canadians are turning to ...
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Oct 25, 2023 · This year's report found that nearly two million people — including more employed people than ever — used food banks March 2023 alone. That's a 32 per cent increase from the same month last year...
May 22, 2024 · Canada has reached “a critical turning point” as the high cost of living and housing in this country push more people below the poverty line, says a report out today from Food Banks Canada. According to the 2024 Poverty Report Cards, almost half of people nationally feel financially worse off than last year and one in four are suffering ...
Oct 27, 2022 · A record number of people used food banks in Canada this year, with high inflation and low social assistance rates cited as key factors in the rise, according to a new report.
The top reasons people accessed a food bank this year were food costs, housing costs, low wages or not enough hours of work. One third of food bank clients are children (representing over 600,000 food bank visits in March 2023).
Oct 25, 2023 · Still, Food Banks Canada said the top reasons why survey respondents used food banks this year were food and housing costs, low wages or not enough hours of work.
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Apr 26, 2024 · Food banks in Canada are being pushed to the brink with high demand and donations not keeping pace. Experts say it’s unsustainable. The last four years have been financially tumultuous for...
The proportion of recent newcomers to Canada accessing food banks significantly increased from last year—when they comprised 17.2 per cent of food bank clients—and has more than doubled compared to 2016—when they comprised 12.5 per cent of clients.
