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DWP redesigns its food bank vouchers making it harder to link welfare reform & the explosion in emergency food aid

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‘The DWP has unilaterally redesigned the food bank vouchers it issues to clients, making it harder to trace the link between welfare reform and the explosion in emergency food aid ..

.. the new voucher was introduced by Job Centres in April, following the introduction of a series of welfare reforms ... [but] the boxes which identify the reason for the referral taking place have been removed. The vouchers no longer tell the food bank why the person has been referred….’

http://www.theguardian.com/society/patrick-butler-cuts-blog/2013/sep/06/welfare-cuts-trussell-trust-tale-of-two-food-banks-jobcentres