In the first six months of 2015, Walton and Hersham foodbank fed 706 people.

Despite its affluent status, people living in the borough are not immune to poverty, statistics have revealed.

Des Humphrey, who works at the foodbank, said there were “any number of reasons” for referrals.

He said: “The foodbank movement, if you can call it a movement, came about because people were going without food and didn’t know what to do about it.

"A lot of them, it has to be said, are here because of the reorganisation of the benefit system.”

Statistics gathered by End Child Poverty in October found Elmbridge had less than 20 per cent child poverty in the borough, but has a staggering difference between its many wards.

Walton Central had 26.6 per cent of children living in poverty, while Molesey East had 6.16 per cent.

Demand for food parcels at the foodbank doubled in the past two years, with the number of children given three days worth of emergency food hitting 425 in 2013 to 2014.

The Cobham foodbank, based in one of the more affluent areas, gave 60 children three days worth of food in the same time frame.

Nationally the figures have grown, with the Trussell Trust network – which the foodbank is part of – reporting more than 1m people have received three days of food in the past 12 months.

Last week the donation of a car to Walton Charity, which co-ordinates the foodbank, will enable donations to be transported more easily.