IFAN independent food banks reported a 175% increase in number of 3-day emergency food parcels distributed comparing April 2019 with April 2020 analysing a different data set. This report looked at data collated from 112 organisations operating 213 independent food banks operating across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and able to provide figures for both February to April 2019 and February to April 2020. Comparing the months April 2019 and April 2020, independent food banks have seen a 175% increase in the number of emergency food parcels distributed.

Figure No of emergency food parcels distributed by UK independent food banks Feb-April 2019 and 2020