An insight into Food Banks in Northern Ireland 2015

The raw data behind this DSD report that was published in August 2015. Anecdotal evidence, together with recent media reports, points towards a rise in the number of food banks and people using them in Northern Ireland (NI). As a result the Department decided to undertake some research to better understand why people in NI are using food banks.

Additional Info

Creator	Andrea Thornbury
Created	over 5 years ago
Closed	over 5 years ago
Requested on behalf of	Detail Data
Suggested use	To link this data to data already collected to get a better picture of areas of need and reasons which people are relying on them
Potential benefits	Improved decision making. Better delivery of public services.
Data owner	DSD NI
Accepted Dataset	None
Status	Not held by public sector