Shocking figures released by End Hunger UK today gives us a glimpse of the extent of hidden hunger in the UK and shows why the Government should measure holiday hunger.
- Over 1 in 10 adults and almost 1 in 4 parents with children aged 18 and under skipping meals because of lack of money
- Majority of adults (3 in 5) have seen food bills go up in last 3 months, reflecting higher food inflation
- 77% of adults agree the Government should measure household food insecurity**
- Coalition of food poverty charities, End Hunger UK, calls for national measure of household food insecurity to tackle ‘hidden hunger’ crisis
New figures released today show the extent of ‘hidden hunger’ across Britain, with 16% of adults either skipping or seeing someone in their household skipping meals, 14% worrying about not having enough food to eat, and 8% going a whole day without eating because of lack of money in the last 12 months. People are seeing higher food bills, with 59% of adults seeing their groceries costing more in the last three months compared with the same period before. Read more.
