Table 2 Results of a FD regression model predicting food parcel uptake, 309 local authorities in England, 2011/12–2019/20

Number of food bank centres in the Trussell Trust network per 1000 WA^a population

358.30

27.80

0.000

303.78,412.82

Percent of WA population who are unemployed

0.85

0.34

0.013

0.18,1.51

Real value of main income replacement benefit^b

−1.37

0.26

0.000

−1.89,-0.85

Percent of WA population on out-of-work benefits

−2.97

0.68

0.000

−4.31,-1.63

Interaction of the two preceding variables

−0.62

0.65

0.346

−1.90,0.67

Percent of claimants of WA benefits who are on UC

0.36

0.04

0.000

0.27,0.44

Number of JSA and ESA sanctions per 1000 WA population

0.24

0.05

0.000

0.13,0.34

Number of households affected by ‘bedroom tax’ per 1000 WA population

0.46

0.14

0.001

0.19,0.73

Constant

0.61

0.36

0.092

−0.10,1.32