According to the “Tafel Deutschend” organisation, the number of individuals receiving assistance from German food banks has reached a record high after seeing a 50% increase in clients since the year’s beginning.
According to remarks made by the organization’s head of organisation, Yoshne Buroul, to the German newspaper “Reniche Post,” two million individuals are currently receiving meals from the Laqlaf dining banks.
On the other hand, Broll noted that the amount of food donations had decreased, explaining that about a third of the food banks had reached their capacity, necessitating restrictions on the acceptance of new beneficiaries. He also noted that the volunteers were psychologically exhausted from having to remove the new needy.
Berol emphasised that food banks are unable to make up for “what the state cannot do,” adding that “people have huge existential problems about how to pay the price of food, housing, and heating.”
Like many other countries, Germany is currently fighting with record levels of inflation and a rapid rise in cost of living, as a study conducted last October showed that low -income families are severely affected by the developments of the situation.
“People who come to food banks do not have savings, and people afflicted by poverty need fast help today,” said Broll, claiming that governmental assistance is frequently “insufficient” and provided too late.
Germany, according to Broll, is a “wealthy country” where all of its residents can spend the winter comfortably.
Food banks in “Tafel Deutselland” collect food donations from individuals and companies and give them to destitute citizens who provide the necessary documents, for example proving the state of unemployment.
According to the organization’s data, there are currently over 960 food banks in Germany that are entirely funded by contributions and do not receive funding from public sources.
Since January, German food banks have seen a 50% increase in the number of recipients.
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