Families 'cutting back on food' as cost of living bites

Struggling families made a third of some 180 submissions to a Victorian inquiry into food security. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

As the cost-of-living crisis plunges more Australians into food insecurity, pressure is mounting on state and federal governments to take action.

About a third of almost 180 submissions to a Victorian inquiry into food security came from struggling families, Sustain: The Australian Food Network executive director Nick Rose said.