{"id":30777,"date":"2018-12-13T14:26:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T14:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=30777"},"modified":"2018-12-13T14:26:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T14:26:31","slug":"universal-credit-means-foodbanks-are-needed-more-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/12\/13\/universal-credit-means-foodbanks-are-needed-more-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Credit means foodbanks are needed more than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_30781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30781\" style=\"width: 904px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"904\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1.jpg 904w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1-500x376.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"904\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1.jpg 904w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1-500x376.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/The-Dusty-Forge-volunteers-for-the-food-bank-with-Tesco-workers-who-dropped-off-reduced-food-items.-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/noscript> The Dusty Forge&#8217;s foodbank volunteers and workers from Tescos who drop off food every week.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nFOR most of us, when we think of Christmas, we think of the gloriously anticipated roast dinner. But for thousands of people in Cardiff this year, thinking about food is not a luxury, it is a matter of survival.<br \/>\nIn just December last year, 13,755 people used food banks in Wales. Of these, 1,299 people were from Cardiff and 596 of these were children.<br \/>\nWith the roll out of Universal Credit this year, charities are seeing food poverty become an increasingly bitter reality for more and more individuals and families.\u00a0Universal Credit is replacing the six government benefits and merging them into one payment every six weeks, which is proving more than problematic.<br \/>\nOne in five people in the UK\u00a0 now lives below the poverty line according to Trussell Trust, the leading foodbanks organisation.<br \/>\nAnd as Christmas approaches, foodbanks are preparing for more people than ever to walk through their doors this month in desperate need of food.<br \/>\nLast week, I visited an independent foodbank in Ely, famously one of the most deprived areas of Cardiff. It is run by a few volunteers who dedicate their lives to helping others with unfaltering enthusiasm.<br \/>\nTucked away at the back of Ely\u2019s community centre, The Dusty Forge\u2019 there is a tiny room brimming with boxes of pastries, cakes, vegetables, sandwiches and tins ready to be bagged up and handed out.<br \/>\nThe first lady to walk through the door is Gloria Williams. She has a white bob of wispy hair clipped at the sides with little pins, a burgundy raincoat and a loud presence. She chuckles as she catches eyes with me: \u201cAh a newbie!\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30784\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30784 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Michaela-Ward-left-a-volunteer-at-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-and-Gloria-Williams-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Michaela-Ward-left-a-volunteer-at-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-and-Gloria-Williams-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Michaela-Ward-left-a-volunteer-at-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-and-Gloria-Williams-1-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Michaela-Ward-left-a-volunteer-at-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-and-Gloria-Williams-1-500x508.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Michaela-Ward-left-a-volunteer-at-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-and-Gloria-Williams-1-293x298.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30784 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Michaela-Ward-left-a-volunteer-at-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-and-Gloria-Williams-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Michaela-Ward-left-a-volunteer-at-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-and-Gloria-Williams-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Michaela-Ward-left-a-volunteer-at-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-and-Gloria-Williams-1-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Michaela-Ward-left-a-volunteer-at-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-and-Gloria-Williams-1-500x508.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Michaela-Ward-left-a-volunteer-at-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-and-Gloria-Williams-1-293x298.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript> Michaela (left), one of the workers at the Dusty Forge foodbank and Gloria Williams.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nGloria is 82 and humbly honest. She gushes over the Dusty\u2019s volunteers and how they have helped her.<br \/>\n\u201cI have \u00a390 a week from my pension and I have to pay my bills so there is nothing left for food. Lots of people are reluctant to come here because they are embarrassed or think they\u2019re second class citizens. They don\u2019t make you feel like that here at all. It\u2019s special.\u201d<br \/>\nThis year, Gloria lost two of her sons. Paying for the funeral costs while still trying to feed herself and her family was financially crippling. Even so, she says: \u201cI like to pay my way. So when I can, I show my appreciation.\u201d<br \/>\nThe warmth between the volunteers and Gloria just shows how important food banks are; not just providing sustenance, but also genuine and caring support.<br \/>\nDespite her own hardships, Gloria still volunteers for the foodbank and donates what she can to help others. She\u2019s even gained the nickname Cake Lady from her regular trips to give cakes to homeless people on the streets.<br \/>\nWhen it hit 11am, the room was suddenly filled with mums with their prams and babies, who had been in the room next door. It is a sobering sight to see so many women and children fill a room, just trying feed their families.<br \/>\nCharly is a 25 year-old mum from Caerau. Every Tuesday, after the mums and toddlers group, she goes into the foodbank.<br \/>\n\u201cI come here every Tuesday for a helping hand with food because any money goes straight on bills. The problem is the minimum wage is lower than the living wage.\u00a0There are mums going without food just to feed their kids,\u201d she said.<br \/>\nMost foodbanks in Cardiff are run by Cardiff Foodbank which started in 2009 under the Trussell Trust network, which runs two thirds of those in the UK.<br \/>\nOnce an individual has been assessed by a GP, school, charity or many other organisations, they can get a voucher. This voucher will provide a package of three days\u2019 worth of non-perishable food, at about 11 kilos. The food packages are carefully filled with a variety of foods, guided by dietary advice.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30780\" style=\"width: 931px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30780 \" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"931\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30780 \" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"931\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/12\/Box-full-of-food-in-the-Dusty-Food-Bank-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><\/noscript> Some of the bread supplies that have been donated to the foodbank.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nChair of trustees, director and volunteer of Cardiff foodbank, Eleanor Sanders, told me: \u201cWhen foodbanks started in the 1990s people might have only needed a one-off food package, which is why it is only three days\u2019 worth.<br \/>\n\u201cHowever now, individuals who are coming in now don\u2019t just need one package, they need two or three lots.\u201d<br \/>\nMrs Sanders believes the partial rollout of Universal Credit has already had a huge impact on people. From just April to September this year, Cardiff Foodbank saw an 11% increase in visitors.<br \/>\nThat was 5,976 emergency food supplies handed out in six of what should be the charity\u2019s lightest months.<br \/>\n\u201cBecause of Universal Credit there is a five-week built-in delay. If people forget to provide a small detail, like not giving an address, their benefits are withheld. Small mistakes like this can leave people without help for 10 weeks. It is absolutely terrifying,\u201d explained Mrs Sanders.<br \/>\n\u201cIn a sense, it is almost more worrying that people on low wages still need food banks to survive.\u201d<br \/>\nMany people who have jobs, sometimes more than one, are still struggling to pay the cost of living because the minimum wage is not enough. With Universal Credit on top of this, plus the added factors of looking after a child, all contribute to some of the difficulties that send people to foodbanks.<br \/>\nMrs Sanders and her team are anticipating a very busy winter: \u201cThere are a few reasons for this; in the winter, people might choose warmth over food and heat their homes. Or a family might decide to buy some presents for their children which doesn\u2019t leave enough money for food. People get more ill over winter too \u2013 it\u2019s a vicious circle.\u201d<br \/>\nCardiff Foodbank volunteers also ensure they chat with anyone who comes into the foodbanks, as well as offer essential support from a money advice team.<br \/>\nThe Trussell Trust\u2019s chief executive Emma Revie said: \u201cOur benefits system is supposed to protect us all from being swept into poverty \u2013 but what we\u2019re seeing is people struggling to heat homes and put food on the table because they simply cannot afford the basics anymore and that just isn\u2019t right.<br \/>\n\u201cWe know it doesn\u2019t have to be like this. We\u2019re urging the public to donate generously during the first part of December and into the New Year, as unfortunately the need for foodbanks is not going to end after Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you would like to <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiff.foodbank.org.uk\/give-help\/donate-food\/\">donate food to Cardiff Foodbank<\/a>, there are over 100 different collection points to use.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR most of us, when we think of Christmas, we think of the gloriously anticipated roast dinner. But for thousands of people in Cardiff this year, thinking about food is not a luxury, it is a matter of survival. In just December last year, 13,755 people used food banks in Wales. Of these, 1,299 people were from Cardiff and 596 of these were children. 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