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Foodbanks in Jersey: 2016 Usage Report

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A decision made 3 November 2016:

Decision Reference:  MD-H-2016-0009

Decision Summary Title:

Foodbanks in Jersey 2016 Usage Report

Date of Decision Summary:

2nd November 2016

Decision Summary Author:

Policy Officer, Social Policy

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Written

Person Giving Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report Title:

Foodbanks in Jersey 2016 Usage Report

Date of Written Report:

2nd November 2016

Written Report Author:

Policy Officer, Social Policy

Written Report:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Publication of ‘Foodbanks in Jersey 2016 Usage Report‘

Decision(s): The Minister for Housing decided to present the ‘Foodbanks in Jersey 2016 Usage Report’ to the States Assembly.

Reason(s) for Decision: The report has been produced following a meeting in 2015 between foodbank representatives and the Housing Minister, to agree a way forward for collecting data on the use of foodbanks on the Island. The report looks at the usage of foodbanks in Jersey, based on data collected in the first quarter of this year by the Island’s three main providers of food assistance.

Resource Implications: There are no resource implications arising from this Ministerial Decision.  

Action required: Policy Officer, Social Policy, to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the report to be presented to the States Assembly.

Signature:

 

 

 

 

Position: 

 

 

 

Deputy Anne Pryke

Minister for Housing

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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