Household incomes in Wales fell by an average of £80 per month in one year, official figures have shown.
Office of National Statistics figures from 2009/10 to 2010/11 say average UK weekly income fell from £373 to £359, with average household income in Wales 12% lower than the country as a whole.
At the same time over the past year, the number given food parcels in Wales has reached a record 23,000.
New food banks have been opening to help people in poverty, says a charity.
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