E to’atele tagata e teena talosaga mo food grants nei e aumai e le malo e tauala mai i le Work and Income i lenei tausaga, ma o foodbanks lea e toe tigaina ai.
I faamaumauga o loo ta’ua ai o le 6% o talosaga nei ua ta’ua o special needs grants o lea na teena i totonu o le iva masina muamua o lenei tausaga, e faatusa i le na o le 3.5% na iai i le piliota lava lea e tasi o le 2023.
O hardship grants nei e aofia ai ma fesoasoani e ofo mai mo meaai ma o loo mafai foi ona faatalosaga ai tagata e lē o maua i penefiti, fua i tupe maua.
Ua fai mai ai le Salvation Army lea e iai ana foobanks e 60 i totonu o le atunuu, o i latou nei e liliu atu iai tagata i taimi e teena ai talosaga.
Peitai o le faigatā o lea e lē o faatupeina e le malo foodbanks.
Ua fai mai ai ma le Salvation Army o lea ua tele ina fai appointments mo food parcels ona o le tau faasoasoa.
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