There are calls for an urgent funding package to be issued in a bid to tackle poverty in the West Tyrone area.
Latest figures from The Trussell Trust revealed that between 1st April and 30th September in the West Tyrone region, 206 emergency food supplies were issued to local people in crisis, over 40% of which went to children.
West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan says low income families and the poor are being hit harder than ever as food bank usage continues to escalate.
He says action needs to be taken to tackle this growing crisis immediately:
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