Supermarkets are adding 300,000 delivery slots after vulnerable Britons complained that they were unable to book one while shielding at home during the coronavirus lockdown.
There were 2.1million slots at the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown and the figure was increased to 2.6million as demand soared.
Environment Secretary George Eustice confirmed it is now increasing to 2.9million but admitted it will still "not be enough to meet all of the demand".
Speaking at Downing Street's briefing on Sunday afternoon, he also said furloughed workers will be encouraged to take on a second job as fruit pickers to ease a shortage during the harvest in June.