Record number of food bank parcels handed out since April

Over 100,000 parcels were handed out in the spring and summer

A major foodbank charity says a record number of emergency food parcels have been handed out in Scotland over the past six months.

The Trussell Trust, which has a network of more than a hundred food banks, says it’s bracing itself for the winter.

Young families, and people facing in-work poverty, are among the worst affected.

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