Almost 8,000 South Australians are going hungry each month, as a new report reveals the number of people seeking food handouts has grown by 15 per cent this year.
More than 130,000 people in SA are seeking food relief each month, compared with 117,260 people last year.
Of those people, it has been revealed that more than 7,876 people are unable to be fed by charities.
Foodbank SA says the report's findings confirmed the "very sad fact" that food demand could not be met in the state. Source: Facebook/Foodbank Australia
The report, released by Foodbank SA, confirmed the "very sad fact" that food demand could not be met in the state, chief executive Greg Pattinson said.
"Despite our best efforts, we still can't get to the parts of the state that really need our help, either due to the high cost of transport, logistics or that we just can't get enough food..." he said.
The report also found that women are 50 per cent more likely to go hungry than men.
Mr Pattinson said the state government needs to do more to address the problem.
"There shouldn't be more than 7000 South Australians every month worrying about where they are going to get their next meal," he said.
Foodbank runs five food hubs across SA, as well as a mobile food van for remote communities.
The Foodbank Hunger Report surveys 2,000 charities from around the country.
