Child food parcels: North Antrim (UK)
Child food parcels: North Antrim (UK) stood at 1,798 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 children | |||||||||
| North Antrim | 1,798 | 2,277 | 3,492 | 3,528 | 2,671 | 2,487 | 1,307 | 880 | |
| North Down | 1,015 | 1,262 | 1,609 | 1,396 | 878 | 699 | 328 | 223 |
Understanding child food parcels: North Antrim (UK)
This dataset provides an annual tally of emergency food parcels allocated to minors residing inside the North Antrim constituency within the United Kingdom. The series isolates provisions destined specifically for underage household members, separating them from the adult totals captured in the same parliamentary region. Inclusion in the count is strictly contingent upon receiving a parcel via an accredited professional referral and a formal voucher system. The figures omit independent food banks, statutory social services assistance, and surplus food redistribution programmes.
When analysing these figures, researchers should rely exclusively on annual comparisons to neutralise the impact of seasonal operational changes and donation cycles. Month-to-month or intra-year tracking is discouraged because reporting practices and centre opening times fluctuate. Comparing this series with other geographic areas requires caution, as local differences in referral agency density can skew relative volumes. Published annual figures are final, with retrospective revisions occurring only if significant administrative reporting errors are uncovered by the central charity.
Frequently asked questions
- What defines a child recipient in the context of this parliamentary data?
- Anyone under eighteen years old listed as a dependent on the referral voucher is classified as a child.
- Does this count include emergency food provided by local churches independently?
- No, only distribution centres affiliated with the designated national charity network are included in the figures.
- How should analysts account for changes in the number of distribution sites?
- An increase or decrease in local distribution locations directly impacts accessibility and can cause shifts in the recorded parcel count.