Nearly 1 in 10 parents are "very likely" to need to use food banks in the next three months, according to a recent survey.

As many as 1.3 million parents are expected to have to visit food banks as many families struggle with the rapid rise of the cost of living. Within the survey, 88% admitted that their monthly food bill has increased in the last three months.The survey was carried out by Deliveroo and the Trussell Trust, a food bank charity. The study found that parents who reported a rise in their household bills (58%), have cut back on heating as a result.

Furthermore, one third (33%) of all parents said that they skipped one or more meals in the past three months to keep up with other essential costs. One in five (20%) have also been unable to cook hot food on at least one occasion because they could not afford to use the oven.Emma Revie, the chief executive of food bank charity, said:

"Everyone should be able to afford their own food, but as families face the biggest income squeeze in a generation, people are telling us they're having to make impossible decisions between heating and eating and being forced to turn to food banks to feed themselves."Our new partnership with Deliveroo will help us support food banks to provide emergency food and in-food-bank support to thousands of people in immediate crisis while we work towards our long-term vision of a future where nobody needs to turn to charity to get by"Will Shu, Deliveroo's chief executive, commented that:

"I am pleased we are partnering with the Trussell Trust to support local food banks across the country. We're committed to using our platform to play a positive role in the communities in which we operate."Together with our consumers, our amazing restaurant and grocery partners and our network of riders, we want to play our part in helping to tackle food insecurity in the UK."