Foodbank stats and stories

[TheFaQQer]

I was working 65 hours at the age of 18. I had three jobs, all of them on minimum wage.

Bollocks. The minimum wage didn't come in until 1998, so unless you were born in or after 1980, that's crap for a start.

[MarillionFan]

Bollocks. The minimum wage didn't come in until 1998, so unless you were born in or after 1980, that's crap for a start.

Ok, 'not mimimum wage' you pedant. It was low. 2.25 per hour I remember.

[d000hg]

Not sure if FoodCycle is a national or local thing, but they do great work round here too, taking perishable food that's going to waste and cooking it for people.

"Food waste" is something more companies are thinking about... giving it away rather than chucking it out, etc.

[TheFaQQer]

Not sure if FoodCycle is a national or local thing, but they do great work round here too, taking perishable food that's going to waste and cooking it for people.

"Food waste" is something more companies are thinking about... giving it away rather than chucking it out, etc.

Some companies are more willing to give their waste food away - round here, Booths (!!) will give their perishable food to the food bank, but none of the big supermarkets will.

It's almost worth hanging around to see what stuff Booths are giving away

[SueEllen]

Bollocks. The minimum wage didn't come in until 1998, so unless you were born in or after 1980, that's crap for a start.

Yeah he is talking bollocks.

There were voluntarily "wages councils" for some sectors but the wages they stated someone over 21 should earn on were half that of the NMW when it came in.

They were actually abolished a year or so before NMW legislation came into force so you couldn't do comparisons.

I helped out in homeless hostels at the time and also had worked in a couple of sectors covered by these councils. The link was that the homeless guys worked in these poorly paid sectors.

[pjclarke]

Some companies are more willing to give their waste food away - round here, Booths (!!) will give their perishable food to the food bank, but none of the big supermarkets will.

Not strictly true, Tesco, for example have partnered with Fareshare to distribute perishables ...

FareShare Regional Centres now receive regular supplies of quality fresh surplus food, from dedicated Tesco stores, providing a more reliable stream of food. In the last 12 months alone, Tesco has provided enough surplus food for 2.1 million meals and the partnership is going from strength to strength.

Our work with Tesco | FareShare

[Troll]

you tried raising a family of 4 on £6.50 an hour?

Friends of mine do and they have my admiration.


That's £260 a week. After rent, energy, water & council tax there is sod all left.

I spend that on our mortgage.

Shouldn't they be limiting their offspring to the number they can actually afford and if it is zero then so be it - or is it a basic right to reproduce and expect someone else to pick up the tab?

[BrilloPad]

Mrs BP uses her spare time to help a food bank. What annoys her is the attitude of job centre staff when she drops in food. They look down on her for daring to help the starving!

[TheFaQQer]

Not strictly true, Tesco, for example have partnered with Fareshare to distribute perishables

Well, I was going on what the guy at the foodbank here told me when we were talking about it.

As I said - round here, Booths (!!) will give their perishable food to the food bank, but none of the big supermarkets will.

[TheFaQQer]

Mrs BP uses her spare time to help a food bank. What annoys her is the attitude of job centre staff when she drops in food. They look down on her for daring to help the starving!

Maybe they've sampled her cooking?