An Aberdeen foodbank has said it is still supporting “casualties” of the oil and gas downturn.
Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE) said people in the region are still in poverty as a result of the oil price crash which first struck four years ago.
The social enterprise and charity, which runs a community foodbank, expects to hand out more than 20,000 food parcels this year.
Chief executive Dave Simmers said: “We know that there are people who are casualties of the oil downturn still coming in.