A 38 per cent spike in demand for emergency food supplies has been reported by the community foodbank Nourish in Tunbridge Wells.The year-on-year rise saw record numbers given bags containing a three-day supply of food – a total of 3,141 people.Some 41 per cent of referrals are because of benefit changes or low-paid work, but the charity said there was a two per cent increase in referrals due to domestic violence.Dawn Stanford, Nourish's operations manager, told the Courier: "When you...
