Question follow-through · 25219
Food Banks
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to set a target for reducing the number of households using food banks.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to set a target for reducing the number of households using food banks.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2026
Answer published
We are committed to tackling poverty and reducing the need for emergency food support. The Households Below Average Income and Family Resources (HBAI) publication provides annual high-quality official statistics which are used to track a range of measures...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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