A newly-released report says it’s believed “the worst is yet to come” as Ontario’s food banks recorded seeing an overall 26.5 per cent increase in first-time users within the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic.The same report found nearly half of food bank visitors said they’re worried about getting evicted or defaulting on mortgage payments in the coming months, while more than 93 per cent reported borrowing money, accessing a payday loan or using credit to help pay for monthly necessities.
Food bank usage up in Toronto over summer due to instability caused by COVID-19: report “As people’s budgets are being stressed even further, this really shows us that people are at great risk for being evicted and at a great risk for.