by Alex Okell | 28 September 2022 | Uncategorized
A new report by the FILL (Food Insecurity Monitoring at the Local Level) Consortium has been released on local food insecurity measurement and monitoring. This briefing reports on findings from a workshop held in June 2022 that brought together over 70 stakeholders...
by Alex Okell | 21 September 2022 | Uncategorized
As the cost of living rises in the UK and inflation food price rises to a 14-year high, the poorest households in the UK are still being subjected to a cap on benefits. This cap, introduced in 2013 by the coalition government, aimed to incentivise people to get into...
by Alex Okell | 2 September 2022 | Uncategorized
Despite the cost of living in the UK soaring and inflation reaching a 40 year high, why is there a distinct difference in the way the government has approached this crisis compared to the COVID-19 pandemic? What is the cost of living crisis? The Big Issue defines a...
by Alex Okell | 26 July 2022 | Uncategorized
The Food Foundation’s flagship Broken Plate report released this month highlighted the inaffordability and inaccessibility of a healthy diet for the poorest 20% of UK households, emphasising the impact of the cost of living crisis. The Broken Plate report examines the...
by Alex Okell | 13 May 2022 | Uncategorized
Latest figures from the Food Foundation see a 57% jump in the proportion of households cutting back on food or missing meals in just three months. The Food Foundation has been commissioning a series of YouGov surveys since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak to regularly...
by Rachel Loopstra | 15 September 2020 | Uncategorized
In partnership with the Food Foundation, we have published a new research brief examining rates of food insecurity among working-age adults over the COVID-19 crisis by their employment status. The report examines how rates of food insecurity compared between...
