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Food banks at their limit: 60 percent have to reduce food distribution!
In Germany, tables ration to food due to increased demand. Stepuhn calls on politics to act.
Food banks at their limit: 60 percent have to reduce food distribution!
The food shortage in Germany reaches new heights! Around 60 percent of the tables in Germany are forced to ration to the edition of food, reports Andreas Steppuhn, chairman of the Tafel roof association from Berlin. Since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict, the number of needy has increased by 50 percent! The plates are under enormous pressure, since the cost of living increases faster than wages and pensions. At the moment, the boards support around 1.6 million people with poverty, according to the World. In order to deal with the increased rush, many plates rely on emergency solutions such as temporary absorption stops or waiting lists to stay afloat while others ration.
The problem is deep: the politically conditioned circumstances, according to Steppuhn, finally call for serious politics in order to effectively combat poverty. Interested basic childcare is required, stable wages and affordable living space. "There are many screws that have to be turned on," warns the chairman. However, it remains questionable whether the VAT cut by Chancellor Scholz creates enough remedies on food.
Emergency solutions and demands on politicians
In many cities you can now see queues of several hours in front of the boards. The volunteers reach the limits of their capacities. Instead of replacing government systems, they emphasize that it is more necessary that state aids are expanded and resistant to crisis. A solution should be poverty -resistant pensions and a targeted support for children and adolescents. The volunteers of the boards ask the government to no longer stand by.
Latest developments and public reactions
The situation is serious, but the food banks continue to fight tirelessly. But the call for more government support is getting louder. Loud Mirror The boards in Germany take up almost 50 percent more people compared to the Ukraine crisis. The immense challenge remains: to provide as many hungry as possible with the limited resources.
The future looks dark, but there is hope. If politics finally shakes up and presents sustainable solutions, the strict rationing and recording restrictions of the tablets could change soon. It remains to be hoped that this crisis will receive the attention that it urgently needs to prevent the worst.