As nights draw in and temperatures drop, anyone with a heart feels for people in London and throughout the country who have no choice but to live on the streets. But we must also remember that the misery of being cold and hungry and facing hardship does not end just because someone has a roof over their head. When winter bites, it is children in poverty who feel the impact.
Recent research by the Food Foundation revealed that four million children live in households affected by food insecurity. In a survey of 2,000 working parents in London, 25 per cent had skipped a meal or not fed themselves to ensure their children could eat. One in 10 had less than £3 a day to spend on food. According to the Childhood Trust, almost one in 10 children feel embarrassed of the methods their families are forced to use to get food: a shame no child, or parent, should experience.
