Adult food parcels: Mid & East Antrim, Northern Ireland
Adult food parcels: Mid & East Antrim, Northern Ireland stood at 3,110 Parcels in 2025. It is one of the indicators in the Food bank parcels table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2018 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Food bank parcels table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food parcels for adults | |||||||||
| Mid and East Antrim | 3,110 | 3,733 | 4,702 | 4,174 | 2,816 | 2,967 | 2,113 | 1,735 | |
| Newry, Mourne and Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 263 |
Understanding adult food parcels: Mid & East Antrim, Northern Ireland
Emergency provisions routed through charitable distribution channels specifically for mature recipients within this designated regional authority are tracked here. The metric tallies short-term nutritional packages handed out to grown-up individuals presenting valid referral documentation, excluding any aid designated for children. Each recorded parcel represents a discrete intervention managed by local community volunteers.
Interpreting these annual figures requires caution regarding the operational constraints of local distribution networks, such as volunteer availability and storage capacity. Changes in recorded parcel volumes can be driven by the expansion of referral agency partnerships rather than purely by fluctuations in underlying community hardship. Analysts should focus on annual comparisons to identify meaningful trajectory changes, avoiding conclusions drawn from sub-annual data that may reflect seasonal irregularities or administrative backlog resolutions.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series measure the number of households or the number of individuals?
- It records the total count of parcels distributed, which may serve multiple individuals depending on household configuration.
- Are parcels distributed by secular and faith-based organisations treated equally in the count?
- Yes, all distribution points operating under the approved charitable network umbrella are aggregated into the single total.
- What role do local social work teams play in generating these figures?
- Social workers issue the formal referral vouchers required for individuals to receive the parcels counted in this dataset.