Article 6CPP4 Food bank use a ‘personal decision’, says veterans minister

Food bank use a ‘personal decision’, says veterans minister

by
Aubrey Allegretti Senior political correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6CPP4)

Johnny Mercer says food bank use not an accurate measure of poverty after reports of some military personnel relying on them

The use of food banks is a personal decision for some people and not an accurate measure of levels of poverty across the UK, the veterans minister has said.

Jonny Mercer argued that food banks remained a lifeline for some dire cases" but that it was not correct" to say people only used them when they had no choice.

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