Half of hungry families being fed by foodbanks during the coronavirus crisis are having money taken from their benefits by the Government, a poll reveals today.
A survey of people using Trussell Trust centres found 47% were having cash deducted from welfare payments for money they owed the Department for Work and Pensions because of loans and previous overpayments, the charity said.
Some 73% of households who rely on Universal Credit and used foodbanks over the summer were repaying an advance payment to the Government, according to the Trust's 'Lift the Burden' report.
Chief executive Emma Revie said: “Our welfare system should increase people’s security, not suffering. “But right now, the Government is taking money from the benefit
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