More than 2,500 emergency food parcels provided in Bridlington last year
New figures by Trussell reveal that more than 190,000 emergency food parcels were provided to people facing hunger and hardship across Yorkshire and the Humber in 2025
Trussell’s community of food banks across this area provided the equivalent of 524 parcels a day – that's a parcel every three minutes.
In Bridlington, 2,518 food parcels were provided to people facing hardship in the past year (597 of these were distributed for children).
The charity says people are feeling “overlooked and left behind” as incomes from social security and wages fail to cover the costs of food, utility bills and other essentials like toiletries for many families.
Parents are among the people shouldering the heaviest burden as families with children in Yorkshire and the Humber received 60% of all parcels in 2025, despite making up just 42% of the region’s population.
The charity also reported an alarming rise in hardship among older people in Yorkshire and the Humber, with the number of parcels provided to support people aged 65 and over nearly quadrupling (+293%) between 2019 and 2025.
Mandy Thomlinson, manager at East Yorkshire Foodbank, said: “Every day we meet people facing hunger who are struggling to get by. We are here to provide support, advice and emergency food, but it shouldn’t have to be this way. Food banks are not a long-term solution.
“We need the Government to put better support systems in place for people who are struggling with the costs of essentials and the challenging realities of everyday life – such as social security payments, insecure housing, job loss or the impact of health conditions and disability.
“At East Yorkshire Foodbank we are deeply grateful for all the generous support we receive from our local community. However, donation levels are not keeping pace with the levels of need we are seeing where poverty in rural and coastal areas can be as severe as in inner cities. This puts us under real pressure as an organisation.
"If you are able, please donate food or funds to your local food bank to ensure everyone is supported and no-one faces hunger alone in Yorkshire and the Humber.”
Go to eastyorkshire.foodbank.org.uk to find out more about East Yorkshire Foodbank and how to donate to the charity.