19,280 emergency food parcels provided by Southend Foodbank in 2024, as people continue to struggle on low incomes

New figures released today by Southend Foodbank have revealed that 19,280 emergency food parcels were provided to people facing hardship across Southend City and Rochford in the last year – with 7,440 of these parcels going to children.

Southend Foodbank has seen a minor decrease in the amount of people needing emergency food parcels, but the levels remain 50% higher than they were two years ago, which illustrates that the Cost-of-Living crisis is far from over.