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Many of our written submissions commented on the rising numbers of people using foodbanks, for example-
Church of Scotland said:
The demographic of people who are forced to visit a foodbank due to poverty includes people who work and claim UC, because of late payments, sanctions, and unpredictable payments.3Church of Scotland. (2018).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 February 2024
During this period figures for new outpatient appointments are 1,988 by non-NHS providers out of 1,273,588 in total (0.16%), involving 1,943 new patients out of a total of 964,316 new patients.