Charity leaders have urged caution about the language used around foodbanks to avoid "heightening" the shame for those asking for help.

The Trussell Trust launched its 50th foodbank on Sunday in Glasgow City Centre.

Glasgow SNP MSP Sandra White, whose Kelvin ward will be served by the foodbank, responded after Sunday's launch saying that while foodbanks did an "excellent" job, the fact they existed was a "depressing throwback" to Dickensian times.

Ewan Gurr, Scotland Network Manager for the Trussell Trust said anecdotal evidence suggests negative language increases the shame felt by those forced to use foodbanks.

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He said: "The Trussell Trust believes that a robust social security system is crucial if we are to decrease the number of people going hungry in Scotland but we must be careful to avoid language that could increase the shame people feel when they use a foodbank.

"Like trade unions, which tackle the injustice of unethical employment practices, foodbanks tackle the injustice of food poverty and we must remember that the existence of food poverty in the UK is the scandal, not the work of foodbanks alleviating it."

The foodbank will operate in the Townhead area, at the C7 church, also taking in areas to the north of the city including Springburn.

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The Trussell Trust now operates five foodbanks in Glasgow with 14 distribution centres providing food rations across the city.

Foodbanks are now operating in 28 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities, the last, opened earlier this month in Shetland.

In the last year, the charity has seen 130,000 referrals to its foodbanks across Scotland.