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<p>The Government does not collect official data on the use of food banks. We have
worked with the Scottish Government, food insecurity experts, and the Office for National
Statistics to introduce a new set of food security questions in the Family Resources
Survey starting from April 2019. This means that we will in future be able to able
to monitor the prevalence and severity of household food insecurity across the UK
and for specific groups, to better understand the drivers of food insecurity and identify
which groups are most at risk.</p>
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