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Jemma Woodman reports on the growing number of children relying on food banks in the south west and Mike Dilger returns to one community on the Somerset Levels a year after devastating floods.

29 minutes

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Mon 10 Nov 201419:30

Foodbanks for children

Foodbanks for children

The number of children being fed through foodbanks in the south west of England has almost quadrupled in the past three years.

The figures have risen from an average of just over 430 children a month to more than 1,600 children a month.

The statistics come from the Trussell Trust, a charity which runs 28 foodbanks across the region.

Read the full story on the BBC News website

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterJemma Woodman
ReporterMike Dilger
Series EditorSam Smith

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Nov 201419:30