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Children at the food bank – a startling picture of food insecurity in the UK

Kingsley Purdam By Kingsley Purdam Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted: December 12, 2017

While undertaking research in food banks in Northwest England, Dr Kingsley Purdam and colleagues witnessed the ‘shocking’ sight of children visiting with their parents. It is likely that much of the food insecurity in the UK is hidden – particularly amongst families. Given the predicted increase in child poverty, it is likely that we will […]

Tagged With: austerity, deprivation, food banks, poverty, Social Statistics

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Why food insecurity and food banks have become commonplace

Kingsley PurdamElisabeth GarrattAneez Esmail By Kingsley Purdam, Elisabeth Garratt and Aneez Esmail Filed Under: All posts, Featured, Westminster Watch Posted: February 12, 2015

A recently published All Party Parliamentary report warns that food insecurity in the UK is here to stay until effective action is taken. Dr Kingsley Purdam, Elisabeth Garratt and Professor Aneez Esmail explain why. More than half a million people in the UK are reliant on food aid, according to Church Action on Poverty. This is […]

Tagged With: All Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger and Food Poverty, Church Action on Poverty, Citizens Advice Bureau, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, food banks, food insecurity, Health Survey for England, National Nutrition Screening Survey, Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Trussell Trust, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

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