Almost 3m food bank parcels were distributed in the year to March 2023

Emergency food parcels distributed by food banks in the Trussell Trust network, millions

3m

Pandemic

2

1

0

2008-09

2012-13

2016-17

2020-21

3m

Pandemic

2

1

0

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2018-19

2020-21

2022-23

Guardian graphic. Source: Trussell Trust. Note: number of food parcels supplied, not the number of individuals receiving them