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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Food insecurity rising in UK because of climate breakdown, Defra report finds

A man standing on top of a tractor amid a group of other tractors blocking the road in Whitehall
Farmers protesting in Westminster on Wednesday over changes to inheritance tax and cuts to agricultural subsidies. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Numbers of hungry and malnourished households in the UK are on the rise because of climate breakdown and inflation, government figures show, with poorer, younger and disabled people hit hardest.

Many households worry about food running out, cannot afford balanced meals, experience hunger and have missed meals in the past 30 days, the figures reveal.

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