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West Dunbartonshire kids in poverty crisis as lifeline foodbank sees huge rise in demand

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Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.The number of children living in poverty is on the rise in West Dunbartonshire as the area’s biggest foodbank reports a massive rise in referrals.Figures revealed by the End Child Poverty coalition show the region has the joint fourth worst rate in the country with over 4000 children in households struggling to make ends meet.And they come as West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare (WDCF) revealed referrals for lifeline support have spiked by an incredible 84 percent – they helped a massive 27,500 people in 2020.

There are around 91,000 people living in the region.Clair Coyle from the charity said: “There has been a lot of pressure on.

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