8,145 emergency food parcels provided by Trafford North Foodbank in the past 12 months 

Alarmingly, more than 36% of our parcels were for children in the last year.

New annual figures from Trussell show that 2,885,086 food parcels were given out across the UK.   

Anti-poverty charity Trussell says this should be a ‘wake-up call’ for the UK government to strengthen the social security system and re-think cuts to welfare that risk forcing more people to food banks.

Over 8,000 emergency food parcels were provided to people in North Trafford facing hardship between April 2024 and March 2025, with 3,003 of these provided for children, according to new figures from Trafford North Foodbank.

Foodbanks in the North West have seen a slight decrease in the number of emergency food parcels distributed compared to last year.

Despite this slight dip, Trafford North has seen persistently high levels of food bank need over the last five years, and a huge 88% increase when compared with the same period in 2019 – 2020.

Trafford North Foodbank is part of the Trussell community of food banks, which has reported persistently high levels of need in the last 12 months with almost 3 million (2,885,086) emergency food parcels provided to people facing hardship across the UK between April 2024 and March 2025. More than a million of these parcels were provided for children.

Trafford North Foodbank believes everybody should have enough money in their pockets to put food on the table and is calling on the community to play their part to help end the need for emergency food in the UK.

Until then, the public can help make sure Trafford North Foodbank continues to provide warm, compassionate, practical support and advice in the year ahead by donating food or funds.

Emma Revie, chief executive of Trussell, said:

“Far too many children, families, disabled people, working people, and elderly people from across Trafford needed to access food banks for emergency food in the past year. This should be a wake-up call to government and a stark reminder of their responsibilities to the people of Trafford.

“A whole generation has now grown up in Trafford where sustained high levels of food bank need feels like the norm. The community has teachers, doctors, and healthcare professionals now routinely referring people to food banks as part of their day to day jobs, showing how emergency food has sadly become a fixture. If you can, please play your part and help change this.”

You can find out how many emergency food parcels were provided to people facing hardship in your local area on the Trussell website: https://www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-research/latest-stats/end-of-year-stats 

Back to News