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Taylor Swift donation enables Cardiff food bank to buy lorry full of supplies

Charity says it has ‘breathing space’ after donation, as Liverpool food bank network also receives ‘incredible gift’

Taylor Swift has a convoy of at least 50 trucks for her Eras tour, and now her donations to food banks in every UK city in which she performs have enabled one charity to use a lorry of its own. “But it’s fair to say that Taylor Swift has essentially paid our food bill for 12 months – and that gives us the breathing space to focus on fundraising efforts going forward: to really look at how we can achieve our ambition of ending the need for food banks in the first place through financial advice, income maximisation work, welfare benefits and work.” Swift, one of the world’s richest and most powerful women, crossed over into billionaire territory in 2023 thanks to her blockbuster Eras tour.

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