William Eichler 05 December 2022

Council offers food banks £800 per month

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Birmingham City Council has made almost £500,000 worth of grants available to projects providing food to residents.

Cash grants of £800 every month for six months will be available for 100 organisations across the city, such as foodbanks, food clubs, food pantries, social supermarkets and community cafés.

The money will be primarily to buy food but also hygiene products, baby food and formula, as well as pet food where appropriate.

Cllr John Cotton, cabinet member for Social Justice, Community Safety & Equalities, said: ‘This is about ensuring we can put food on people’s plates and help food projects survive. Food banks and similar projects around the city are doing vital work and I want to thank them for their amazing efforts.

‘Although this emergency fund is time-limited it will go a long way to ensuring those most in need will continue to be supported.’ Cllr Cotton added that the cost-of-living crisis required a ‘pandemic-level response from Government.’

‘We know more support is needed to help people through winter and it has to be done at all levels,’ he said.

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