# 9 out of 10 food bank charities fear they can’t meet rise in demand

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/10/28/9-out-of-10-food-bank-charities-fear-they-cant-meet-rise-in-demand/
- Published: 2022-10-28T09:35:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The majority – 89% – of 9,500 food bank charities surveyed by FareShare are worried
they cannot meet the extra demand they are seeing as the cost of living crisis escalates.**

Over 90% of the 9,500 charities that receive food from [FareShare](https://fareshare.org.uk/)
have seen demand rise since January due to the crisis. The majority of those accessing
this support are doing so for the first time (73%) despite being fully employed (
51%). Charities also say that 60% are families with children.

7 out of 10 charities (71%) also expect to see a further significant increase in
demand. 

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8 out of 10 say the reason for the increase in demand is people struggling with 
the cost of food (82%), while 7 out of 10 also point to increasing energy bills,
and 5 out of 10 to mental health issues.

This added demand on top of the challenges charities face in times of increased 
running costs, mean 9 out of 10 charities are worried they cannot meet the extra
demand, with a need for access to more food (76%) and funding (64%).

Lindsay Boswell, FareShare UK CEO said:

> “The cost of living crisis is driving millions into food insecurity, at a time
> when food prices are rising, and demand for our surplus food has skyrocketed. 
> What we are hearing from the charities we support is that this situation will 
> only worsen and they are worried they may not be able to meet the extra demand.”
>  
> In response, FareShare has launched a fundraising appeal to help get good-to-eat
> surplus food to people most impacted by the cost of living crisis.  The money 
> raised from the appeal will go towards getting food to charities like Charlie’s
> Angels Kitchens, one of FareShare’s network of grassroots charities which provide
> wraparound services tackling the root causes of food poverty, and which help people
> get access to good-to-eat food, that may otherwise go to waste.

In response, FareShare recently launched a [fundraising appeal](https://fareshare.org.uk/costofliving/)
to help get good-to-eat surplus food to those most impacted by the cost of living
crisis. The money raised from the appeal will go towards getting food to charities
like [Charlie’s Angels Kitchens](https://www.charliesangelskitchens.co.uk/), one
of FareShare’s network of grassroots charities which provide wraparound services
tackling the root causes of food poverty, and which help people get access to good-
to-eat food, that may otherwise go to waste. 

Commenting, Charlie’s Angels Kitchens founder, Charlie Moore,** **said:

> “I have seen a lot more people coming along over the past six months, and a lot
> of them are getting food from us for the first time. I’m starting to see so many
> more young people coming in who just can’t make ends meet. They’re all working,
> whether it’s young parents getting food for their family, or a 20-year-old doing
> in-work training, struggling to afford basic necessities with their last £10 in
> their bank account. They’re all really concerned about the cost of living crisis,
> and are relying more and more on the food we get from FareShare.”