Tafel alarm! Food crisis forces tables to take drastic measures

Tafel alarm! Food crisis forces tables to take drastic measures

A shock for Germany's table visitors: The increasing demand forces around 60 percent of the boards to drastically reduce the edition of food! Andreas Steppuhn, chairman of the Tafel roof association based in Berlin, told the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung" that a third of the boards have already introduced temporary absorption stops or waiting lists. These drastic measures are a direct reaction to the dramatically increased need, which has increased by an incredible 50 percent since the beginning of the Ukraine War. The reason? The cost of living rapidly, but pensions and wages do not keep up.

A phenomenon that not only shakes, but also puts the volunteers to their limits. Stepuhn sharply criticizes the political leadership: "Politics must finally seriously combat poverty!" The boards cannot be a rescue for decades of failure of the state. Stepuhn sees a solution, among other things, in a fully financed basic childcare and in crisis -proof wages. A possible reduction in VAT on foods, as recently brought into conversation by the Chancellor, could also be a step, albeit a tiny one.

The dramatic numbers

from Welt This misery is particularly clearly considered: currently it is about 1.6 million needy who are dependent on the boards. A rush that the volunteers can hardly master. But despite the terrifying location there is no retreat. Instead, creative ways are sought to continue to offer the needy, be it through rationing or other innovative solutions.

political demands and glimmer of hope

msn also reported that the boards do not just want to accept what has built up over the years. The situation requires urgent political measures, from crisis -proof wages to affordable living space. A reduction in VAT would only be a first step. The demands are clear, the hope remains that politics will finally act and thus get the need under control. But time is urging, and every delay means that even more people could starve while the costs continue to increase. More on this in this article by msn .