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Food banks say they are 'in crisis' as some face threat of closure in Northern Ireland

According to the Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity, some food banks are having pay for 30-50% of the food they are supplying.

Tarun Mottlia

Via BBC News

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Food banks say they are 'in crisis' as some face threat of closure in Northern Ireland
Image: Image caption, Paul Dickson is project manager of the Enniskillen Food bank

The manager of a food bank in County Fermanagh has said they have enough money for "two months of running costs" before they run out, while another one in West Belfast, has had to "significantly reduce" the sizes of their parcels.

According to the Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity, some food banks are having pay for 30-50% of the food they are supplying.

Enniskillen Foodbank said their "ongoing expenses are continuing and donations are not keeping pace" with project manager…

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