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Bradford: Benefits and foodbank usage surged since 2019

“Pre-Covid we were feeding about 4,500 people, whereas last year we fed 16,000, so it’s more than tripled,” said Josie Barlow, manager at Bradford Central Foodbank.

In June 2019, 4,035 people were claiming state benefits in Bradford West – but that number more than doubled over the next five years.

Proportionally, the percentage of the population in Bradford West claiming benefits currently stands at 11% – the fourth highest rate in the country.

It is closely followed by Bradford East, where 10.5% of the local population claims benefits.

“If you’re on Universal Credit that shows you’re on a low income, whether that’s through unemployment or not earning very much money,” explains Ms Barlow, who says current data “just shows the level of deprivation” that exists in the city.


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