Llanelli food bank demand soars as families hit by benefit crisis

“It is a fact that the South Wales Valleys and West Wales are amongst the poorest parts of the EU. And as a result we are eligible for EU funding from the European Social fund [ESF] and the European Development Fund [EDF]. Unfortunately as Europe helps, Westminster harms, with its policy of deflation and the cold cruelty of its strategy that makes the poorest pay for the "Banking" crisis. This is a rich mans government and we all need to unite against it.”

“i do not like politicians seeking self publicity on the back of a poor situation like this. the only word i can think of is manipulation.

people get some help with some goods that last three days.. then it's back to square one...and the cycle repeats itself.

how much of grant funding is being spent on administration, and how much is spent on operational costs?
how much money is going to community first and are they getting anything out of it?

people who are not using the service are hard pressed. when people make an effort to cut back, they are hit by other things such as rising food and leccy prices etc - self defeatism?
there will be a point where people cannot cut back on anything else because there is nothing left to cut back on.

the extra 52kg is not that much when you think about it. that equates to approx an extra 125 tin of beans, equalling approx an extra 30 people for that month.

if 105kg has been distributed in 3 months, 31kg per month on average works out around 15 people per month.

round the figure out to 30kg per month for 15 people. that is 360kg per year if it's the same 15 people. if there is approx £3 worth of goods per kg, that is £1080 worth of FREE donated food annually.
just how long is the 150k grant meant to last? 10 years? that works out 15k per year to distribute £1000 worth of free donations.

see the problem?”

“This is shame full. There are to many families out there who are literally struggling in many ways and true to form the Tories are hitting the weakest. There was an article about food banks in the Guardian yesterday there are loads of them and not just in areas of high unemployment. The Mathew. People get obese from eating cheaper cuts of meat, not all unemployed live on Burgers or chips. I have a plasma TV, I bought it when I had money, this is not something I could contemplate now.

Sons of thatcher who said "There is no such thing as society" In other words stuff you I'm OK.

If you are not working sometimes the only entertainment you get is from the TV so many people get Pay tv. Yes the result can be a sedentary life but what would you rationally suggest. The bailed out banks are paying the same managers that led to the collapse bonuses of millions, while they fiddle interest rates to keep their profits at the expense of the account holders.
Geraldine2 appears to be blaming the polish its a change from Islam.

The Mathew again. An insult to people in the 3 world. There is no third world any more it "THE DEVELOPING WORLD" The main reasons for these people going without is Crop Failure, Flood and wars. And where are these countries getting weapons from the good old USA, Great Britain and France.

In a country as wealthy as ours No one should have to skip meals so the children eat or have to go to food banks or soup kitchens. Its due to a load of millionaires in the cabinet who could not give a dam about any one but themselves.”

“is it true that quite a lot of this food goes just to Polish??????”

“The money required to eradicate hunger for everyone in the world is estimated at £30 billion a year, that's a huge sum of money.....................About as much as the world spends on the military every 8 days!!!!! food for thought.”

“Communards "Bread Line Britain", 1985

This is Breadline Britain
This free and promised land
Where the rich don't give a damn
People getting hungry and people getting poor
People getting destitute and more
This is Breadline Britain

Oh you've got to understand
Where evil's in command
Where money buys only pipe dreams
and a worker's life is damned
Democracy and freedom are a
Far off foreign land.

Where the sick don't stand a chance
Where fascism leads a new dance
Where they'd privatize your mother
If given half a chance
This is Breadline Britain
You've got to make a stand

Breadline, breadline, breadline Britain
Breadline breadline, breadline Britain
This free and promised land


Nothing's changed nearly 30 years later....sad.”

“leakingtap

Nobody in the UK is starving and a comment like that is an insult to people in the third world. I'd much rather our government send aid to the third world where it's needed. Funny that the poorest working class people in South Wales are also the fattest and obesity levels are at an all time high. Starving, yeah right. People need to get their priorities right and stop spending so much money on fags, plasma tv's and BMWs.”

“This is a national disgrace.
Britian is the seventh richest country in the world.
We have a politicians who are supposed to be there to serve us all but, these days, they serve only the rich and greedy.”

“Is anyone else surprised (NOT) that no politicians have been spotted at the food bank for publicity seeking photo opportunities? Meanwhile, whilst our own children & most vulnerable citizens are starving the out of touch public school boys in government continue to send billions in aid overseas - if it wasn't so tragic it would be funny!”