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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 · A new report from Food Banks Canada released Wednesday found that this year, with the cost of living skyrocketing, food bank usage rose to its highest level since the survey started in 1989.
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.
May 22, 2024 · “Though deeply concerning, these results are sadly unsurprising to the thousands of food banks across the country who have seen a 50 per cent increase in visits since 2021.” One in 10 Canadians now live in poverty by the latest data, up substantially from just a few years ago, said the report.
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....
- Aaron D'andrea
This year’s food bank usage represents a 32 per cent increase compared to March 2022, and a 78.5 per cent increase compared to March 2019. Overall, food bank visits have increased at greater and greater rates since 2019, with the highest year-over-year increase in usage ever reported this year.
Nov 28, 2023 · Hamilton Food Share CEO Radhika Subramanyan said the organization has seen the largest single-year increase of households accessing food banks in the city — a 40 per cent jump between March...
Oct 27, 2022 · The number of people using food banks across the country surged to an all-time high earlier this year, with high inflation and low social assistance rates cited as key factors in the rise,...
