Almost one in 10 parents ‘very likely to use UK food bank in next three months’

Survey finds third have skipped meal to keep up with other costs and 20% unable at least once to afford cooking with oven

Nearly one in 10 parents are very likely" to use a food bank to feed their children over the next three months, a survey has found.

It means that as many as 1.3 million parents are expecting to have to visit a food bank as families struggle to cope with rising costs of living, with 88% of those surveyed admitting their monthly food bill has increased in the past three months alone.