//I warrant that if some enterprising wannabe charity was to set up a bras and knickers bank, for women who have none, that the statistics wonks would inform us that it is a national disgrace that 58% of women are using such a facility.......and 10% of men.//
Spot on, Togo. Incredibly, if you give stuff away that people otherwise would have to buy, they will accept it. If some charity set up a petrol station near me that gave away fuel I'd be down there to have some. Then I'd be among those counted as being in "fuel poverty."
You couldn't make it up.