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UK food bank trust says half of users repaying universal credit debts

Food bank users more commonly in debt to government than to friends or payday loan firms

It is now more common for people using food banks to be in debt to the government than to family and friends or payday loan companies, the Trussell Trust has said.

The UK’s biggest food bank network said half of all households visiting food banks struggled to afford essential goods such as food and clothes because they were repaying universal credit debts.

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