14/10/2026
Food banks haven't always been needed in the UK.
But because of rising living costs, low incomes, and a lack of support from our social security system, our community of food banks are now providing millions of emergency food parcels every year.
We don’t think it’s right that anyone should have to turn to a charity for something as essential as food.
In ‘A Taste for Change’, Heather Buckingham, Trussell’s Social Change Advisor, explores a very important question: how do we create a future where nobody needs to turn to a food bank?
Combining research insights with real life experiences, this new book explores why so many people are struggling right now and what it would take to change that.
Read more and get your copy at 👉 https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/a-taste-for-change
A Taste for Change - How to Build a Food Bank Free Future; Tackling themes including rising living costs, employment, and the relationship between poverty and mental and physical health, A Taste for Change makes the case for a food bank free future and sets out what it will take to get there.
