Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

[Legal Beagles]

People have taken to Twitter to implore people to donate to food banks, in response to a Mail On Sunday article that claimed they don’t ask their users to prove they need free food and “scroungers” take advantage of them. Earlier this week, it was revealed that more one million British people have been using […]

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[Guest]

Re: Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

Food banks are one of the greatest social success stories in my opinion(next to credit unions), personally I do not care if two thirds of their products end up on scroungers tables, as long a the rest get to hep families that cannot feed their kids, for the sake of the odd can donated, you get to feel that you have helped a bit.

Wonderful idea.

[enquirer]

Re: Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

Food Banks have become another profitable charitable industry.

[Rebecca01]

Re: Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

The food bank is growing very fast, actually they are doing social work with all their heart so everyone's good wishes are with them.

[Guest]

Re: Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

There is something indefinably satisfying about buying a discounted multipack, then dropping two or three of the items in the food-bank bin on the way out of the door I find.

Irrational probably.

[enquirer]

Re: Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

The food bank is growing very fast, actually they are doing social work with all their heart so everyone's good wishes are with them.

They are being used by the government as a means of back-door privatisation.

[Guest]

Re: Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

They are being used by the government as a means of back-door privatisation.

With respect you could say that about any charitable or philanthropic activity.

Philosophy of despair IMO, it means that the ordinary person can do nothing to help without being accused of undermining the state benefit system.

[enquirer]

Re: Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

With respect you could say that about any charitable or philanthropic activity.

In the past, one would have never thought such a thing. Charities were small, transparent and never profitable.

Today is different - observe the rise of private corporations (Capita, for example), and highly profitable multi-million pound charities (they like to style these 'the voluntary sector' to hide their true nature), that are quietly taking over key functions of the state.

The NHS is the best example of this process.

Philosophy of despair IMO, it means that the ordinary person can do nothing to help without being accused of undermining the state benefit system.

Just be selective - ensure that your goodwill is not being hijacked by those with ulterior motives.

[Guest]

Re: Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

Our local Fb is run in cooperation with the council and the credit union by a couple of retired voluntary workers, one who is in a wheel chair, to be honest i see little evidence there of corporate greed.
There are word of mouth lincs with the benefit office and people with problems regarding late payments get food on the table no questions asked.
I suppose eventually this will end and everyone will have to justify exactly why and what the need the food for, fill forms in and be accountable, to me this will be a shame, and the comments on this particular press release will be largely to blame.

There is a lot to be said for just letting good people help, and leaving them to it

The truth is nobody likes taking handouts, or for the few that do, it is well worth the effort to help the ones have no option but to take the help IMHO.

[Amethyst]

Re: Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

I don't know much about the funding of Food Banks if someone could explain it to me I'd be grateful.

As I see it food is donated to the food banks by individuals and supermarkets, and given out to people in need after they have got a ''pass'' from their job centre or citizens advice bureau, by volunteers, often from a church / village hall / charity shop.

I've used one when things were really bad - I got a ''pass'' from the Job Centre and a couple carrier bags of Sainsbury's Value range food from the Salvation Army charity shop.

[Guest]

Re: Mail On Sunday Food Banks ‘Scroungers’ Article Prompts Twitter Outrage

I don't know much about the funding of Food Banks if someone could explain it to me I'd be grateful.

As I see it food is donated to the food banks by individuals and supermarkets, and given out to people in need after they have got a ''pass'' from their job centre or citizens advice bureau, by volunteers, often from a church / village hall / charity shop.

I've used one when things were really bad - I got a ''pass'' from the Job Centre and a couple carrier bags of Sainsbury's Value range food from the Salvation Army charity shop.

Yes that is pretty much it, at least where i live.

Most of our CU volunteers do the odd shift there to help out also.