The main drivers of food bank usage are low income and benefits issues
Referrals to Trussell Trust food banks, thousands
2017-18
2016-17
0
50
100
150
Low income
Benefit delays
Benefit changes
Debt
Homelessness
Sickness/ill health
No recourse to public funds
Domestic abuse
Delayed wages
Child holiday meals
Refused short term benefit advance
Other