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Charity warns one in three French people struggle to afford three meals a day

A Secours Populaire volunteer prepares to distribute bunches of lily of the valley, a traditional gift on May Day, to nursing homes during a Covid-19 lockdown in 2020. AFP - REMY GABALDA

Anti-poverty charity Secours Populaire Français has published a survey revealing that one in five French people are in a financially precarious situation, with one in three at imminent risk of falling into poverty.

"Financial instability is becoming increasingly entrenched in France, affecting all aspects of life – whether health, leisure or family life," Henriette Steinberg, secretary-general of Secours Populaire, told news agency AFP.

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