The Food Foundation has released a report of the impact a year of crisis has had on food security. 4.7 million adults have been affected by food insecurity over the last 6 months.
“We should now move to a longer-term package of support for food insecure households and away from emergency measures. Making the £20 uplift to Universal credit permanent is a vital part of this package, as is extending Free School Meals to all children in food insecure households. The long-term effects of food insecurity on mental and physical health mean that children can’t wait.” – Anna Taylor, Executive Director of Food Foundation
Read The Food Foundation’s report ‘A CRISIS WITHIN A CRISIS: The Impact of Covid-19 on Household Food Security‘
Watch our previous interview with Kirsty Haigh from ‘Food for Good’.
Watch our previous video on the impact the pandemic had on food parcels.
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