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Shopping at the food bank is cheap compared to the supermarket. However, food banks also raise prices for groceries because costs for rent, fuel, and personnel are increasing. Will food bank meals soon become too expensive for those in need?

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Reporter Anna Valtchuk visited the food banks in Weimar and Weißwasser and spoke with customers, including unemployed people and poor retirees. Many customers are refugees from Ukraine. Can people affected by poverty still afford the prices? And what problems do the food bank staff need to solve: fewer donations from supermarkets, high fuel costs, rents, and personnel costs. What's currently happening at the food banks and how much support is coming from the government?

00:00 Intro
00:47 Food distribution in Weimar: How are customers reacting to the price increase?
03:27 High energy costs and fuel prices are driving prices up
04:14 Dietmar (75) transports goods for the food bank in Weißwasser, Saxony
05:54 Warehouse for bulk donations in Dresden: Many food banks source food from here
08:13 Rent, operating costs, personnel – how is the logistics center financed?
08:51 Donations and government funding – financing of the food banks
10:33 Good minimum wage, pensions, and citizen's income – how the state must fight poverty
12:05 Zahra from Iran volunteers at the food bank in Weimar
13:26 'The food bank is the most important' - Zahra is grateful
15:08 Invited to dinner at Zahra's family - they dream of independence from the food bank and job center
16:15 Distribution at the food bank in Weißwasser - is it enough for everyone?
16:40 Small pension - Ralf (65) relies on the food bank
17:51 What is the future of food banks in times of inflation?

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