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| Scottish government allocates £500,000 to food projects | |
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| Funding aimed at tackling food poverty has been allocated to 26 projects across Scotland. | Funding aimed at tackling food poverty has been allocated to 26 projects across Scotland. |
| Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon will announce £518,000 of grants during a visit to Maryhill Food Bank, which will receive £40,000. | Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon will announce £518,000 of grants during a visit to Maryhill Food Bank, which will receive £40,000. |
| The funding will be distributed among 17 local authority areas. | The funding will be distributed among 17 local authority areas. |
| The Trussell Trust said the number of people who used their food banks in Scotland between April last year and March this year rose to 71,428. | The Trussell Trust said the number of people who used their food banks in Scotland between April last year and March this year rose to 71,428. |
| It said that figure was five times the number which used them during the previous financial year. | It said that figure was five times the number which used them during the previous financial year. |
| In April, the Scottish government announced £1m to support the work of food providers through the Emergency Food Fund. | In April, the Scottish government announced £1m to support the work of food providers through the Emergency Food Fund. |
| Half of that has been allocated to the charity FareShare, which redistributes surplus food from retailers to charities supporting communities. | Half of that has been allocated to the charity FareShare, which redistributes surplus food from retailers to charities supporting communities. |
| '400% increase' | '400% increase' |
| Ms Sturgeon's announcement about the remaining £518,000 comes ahead of a welfare debate in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. | Ms Sturgeon's announcement about the remaining £518,000 comes ahead of a welfare debate in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. |
| She said: "Worryingly, the Trussell Trust has seen a 400% increase in people using food banks between April 2013 and March 2014, which includes more than 22,000 children using these services. | She said: "Worryingly, the Trussell Trust has seen a 400% increase in people using food banks between April 2013 and March 2014, which includes more than 22,000 children using these services. |
| "Welfare reform, benefit delays, benefit sanctions and falling incomes are all having a detrimental impact on the people of Scotland." | "Welfare reform, benefit delays, benefit sanctions and falling incomes are all having a detrimental impact on the people of Scotland." |
| She added: "Working in partnership with other local agencies, our Emergency Food Fund will help food aid organisations, such as this one, combat food poverty." | She added: "Working in partnership with other local agencies, our Emergency Food Fund will help food aid organisations, such as this one, combat food poverty." |