French children are particularly affected by inflation and are particularly seriously faced with food deficiencies

Overseas Network, July 8th

On the 7th local time, the survey data released by the French Food Bank (FFBA) showed that in the first quarter of 2022, the beneficiaries of the food assistance they received were increased by 4%. Families with children were particularly affected by rising prices and faced food. Difficulties.

According to Agence France -Presse, according to a survey conducted by the French Food Bank from June 5th to 29th, inflation caused the increase in food expenditures of half of the food aid beneficiaries, and this ratio in families with children rose to 60% For single people's ratio of 40%, 80%of the beneficiaries increased their dependence on food assistance.

The survey also shows that 57%of the beneficiaries of French food assistance have to reduce heating expenses, 53%of the fuel expenses, and more people are forced to cut non -necessary expenditures, such as 78%cut clothing expenditure and 67%of entertainment expenditures. 90%of the respondents said that when they received food assistance, they hoped to get fruits, vegetables and meat, 80%of the respondents wanted to get starchy food and dairy products, 50%wanted to get sweets, 40%wanted to get drinks. Loron Shangpieye, director of the French Food Bank Federation, said that because of the situation of poor families, they also hope to obtain foods with high nutritional value from food assistance agencies because they cannot afford these more expensive foods.

Loron Shangpiey said that the French Food Bank system helped about 2.2 million people, of which 56%of the beneficiaries raised at least one child, which often had a unstable or part -time job. For the beneficiary family of food banks, food is the third largest expenditure project of the family, second only to rent, water and energy expenditure.

The French Food Banking Federation pointed out that the French government plans to issue emergency food assistance to low -income families in autumn, which is a necessary measure. The federation also supports the government's "food checks" measures, which can help the French easier to obtain high -quality local foods and improve the quality of diet of the poor. (Overseas Network-Paris-Lu Jia)

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