Food banks: Understanding their role in the food insecure population in the UK
Food banks: Understanding their role in the food insecure population in the UK
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食品银行：了解其在英国粮食不安全人口中的作用
DOI：
10.1017/s0029665123002720
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发表时间：
2023
影响因子：
7
通讯作者：
Loopstra R
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作者：
Loopstra R
本文回顾了越来越多的文献在英国的粮食不安全和粮食银行的使用。报告概述了这方面的粮食不安全问题，然后介绍了粮食银行的出现，强调粮食银行在粮食不安全人口中发挥的作用是多么有限。关于粮食不安全和粮食银行使用情况的数据表明，许多面临粮食不安全的人没有得到粮食银行的帮助。为了更好地理解影响粮食不安全和粮食银行使用之间关系的因素，概述了一个概念框架，表明这种关系远非简单明了，取决于许多因素。粮食银行和其他地方支助服务的性质和可得性以及个人因素影响在粮食无保障的情况下利用粮食银行的可能性。此外，粮食银行对粮食不安全的影响程度还取决于所分发粮食的数量和质量，以及粮食银行提供的其他支助服务。结束时的反思强调了生活成本的上升，粮食银行报告说，它们没有能力科普日益增长的需求，这突出表明需要采取政策干预措施。依靠粮食银行应对粮食不安全问题，最终可能会阻碍制定有效的政策干预措施，减少粮食不安全，造成普遍存在的支助的假象，而在接受粮食银行帮助的人和经历粮食不安全但不使用粮食银行的人中，粮食不安全问题依然存在。
The present paper reviews the growing body of literature on food insecurity and food bank use in the UK. It provides an overview of food insecurity in this context, followed by a description of the emergence of food banks, highlighting how any role that food banks play in the food insecure population is limited. Data on food insecurity and food bank use suggest many people experiencing food insecurity do not receive help from food banks. To better understand the factors influencing the relationship between food insecurity and food bank use, a conceptual framework is outlined, suggesting the relationship is far from straightforward and contingent on many factors. The nature and availability of food banks and other local support services and individual-level factors influence the likelihood of food banks being used in the context of food insecurity. Then, the extent to which food banks can impact food insecurity is also dependent on the quantity and quality of food distributed, as well as other support services offered from food banks. Closing reflections highlight rising living costs and food banks reporting that they do not have capacity to cope with increasing demand, underscoring the need for policy interventions. Reliance on food banks to respond to food insecurity may ultimately impede formulation of effective policy interventions to reduce food insecurity, giving the illusion of widespread available support, whilst food insecurity persists among those receiving help from food banks and those who experience food insecurity but do not use food banks.