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Families affected by two-child benefit limit ‘more likely to skip meals’

Food Foundation survey finds 14% of households experienced food insecurity in June, with hunger more prevalent in larger families

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

UK children are shorter and fatter due to poor diet and poverty, report finds

Food Foundation says children face lifetime of ‘diet-related illnesses’ without action

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2024

Children in UK getting shorter due to malnutrition in ‘national embarrassment’

The height of children aged 5 has been declining since 2013 while Jamie Oliver, Gordon Brown and Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby all call for next prime minister to ‘turn the tide on obesity’

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2024

Food prices double in the UK as inflation at ‘shockingly high levels’, data shows

Which? urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to intervene on behalf of struggling consumers as its latest data showed ‘shockingly high’ inflation.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Mum 'skips meals' and might have to feed her baby cow's milk as food prices skyrocket

The mum even fears she may have to start feeding her daughter cow's milk after seeing baby milk prices rise, despite risks that children under 12 months can become seriously ill from drinking it

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2023

Mum on breadline says she can't afford healthy food for her kids and fears having to feed cow's milk to baby

Melissa has spoken out as part of a film for The Food Foundation

Wales Online · Apr 28, 2023

Poor families miss out on budget ranges at big chains’ smaller shops, says Which?

Own-label items available less than 1% of the time at Sainsbury’s Local, Tesco Express and Morrisons Daily, finds consumer group

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

Supermarket sweep: how TikTok can help you save money on your food shopping

The video-sharing app has become the best place to see the unfolding effect of the cost of living crisis, with weekly shops and ‘receipt reveals’ watched by millions

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023

Healthy Start NHS food voucher scheme has ‘pitifully’ low take-up

Figures show usage has barely shifted in a year, despite rising food poverty in UK

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

UN official hails seven mothers on hunger strike outside Downing Street

The Food Foundation charity found one in four mothers in Britain are skipping meals to feed their children.

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023