Britain is facing an intensive hunger crisis with over 14 million People going without food Because they cannot tolerate it, shocking with new analysis.
A total of 3.8 million children (27 percent) are among those who are living in houses where people are forced to leave or cut food. Due to financial concernsFood bank has been found in a report by Network Tussel.
Figures show a drastic growth from the same report in 2022 – when 11.6 million were facing hunger – and bare Rising cost crisis Catching Britain.
Experts behind the research blamed the crisis on low income, insufficient profit rates, rising fare and rising energy bills as they warned that the situation was only deteriorating and urged to take swift action from labor, including labor, which included, which were involved, including labor, Eliminate two-child profit cap,
Politicians and campaigners described the findings and said hunger As “a condemnable political failure” and saying that research should be embarrassed Government For its origin ”.
Helen Barnard, director of policy, research and impact in Trusale, said: “Hunger and difficulty are seen as a common part of everyday life in Britain.
The report also found that:
- About three in 10 Children (31 per cent) are facing hunger in homes under five years of age
- About 10 out of 10 families (30 percent) of working families using food banks are in working families, showing that “paid employment no longer protects people from difficulty”
- More than a quarter of private tenants (28 percent) faced food insecurity in 2024, which increased to 44 percent of the people living in social rented residence. For homeowners, the rate falls up to 8 percent
TRUSSELL Analysis – A IPSOS survey of about 4,000 adults referred to in the UK Eat Banks – was done around that time, in mid -2024 Labor came to power. But researchers say that the issue has only deteriorated as the government has failed to deal with the increasing hunger crisis.
In his election manifesto, Labor promised to abolish the “moral mark” of large -scale dependence on the food parcel, and promised to start a “ambitious strategy” to deal with the child povertyHowever, the publication of this long -awaited scheme delayed autumn from spring this year.
The government is under pressure to scrap the two-child profit cap, which prevents parents from claiming universal credit or tax credit for a third or subsequent childExperts say 670,000 people will be out of serious difficulty, including 470,000 children when ending the Conservative-era policy.
This is one of many battles Sir ker stormer Since coming to power, he has been encountered when he was forced into a dramatic climb on his welfare bill to prevent a major labor rebellion.
Ellison Garanham, Chief Executive Officer of Child Poverty Action Group, said: “The two-child limit is rolling out hunger and difficulty across the country, pulling more than 100 children into poverty every day.
“Till the policy is abolished, there will be more children in poverty at the end of this Parliament when the labor took over – and the promise of promising the government will hollow out millions of families.”
Annie, a mam from the south -west of England, said: “As a single mummy with a job in retail, I can work for all hours to provide my daughter. But my income is so low that it needs to be kept at the top of the Universal Credit – and still, it is still not enough to cover the growing cost of life.
“By the end of the month, all the money is out, and I often leave food to ensure that my daughter can eat. There are times when we have no option but to go to the food bank. I am thankful that the food bank is to support me – but should not be like this.”
Left -wing Labor MP Kim Johnson described hunger in Britain as “a condemnable political failure, not a mandatory”, saying: “Years of penance, unprotected work, stable wages and a broken welfare system have pushed millions in difficulty while rich some people flourish.
Labor MP Debbi Abraham, Chairman of the Work and Pension Committee, said the conclusions “deepened, although not sad”.
“Today’s figures are facing growth of 2.5 million people in the UK due to financial difficulty since 2022. It shows what I see in my own constituency,” she said. “I am firm to work with the government to address poverty and inequality, we have to face many of our citizens.”
After the rebellion of Sir Keir’s welfare reforms, independent MP Rachel Maskel suspended from labor said that it was “upset to know about the increase in food insecurity”.
“While the government is investing in childcare, free school is widening scope for food and breakfast clubs, [and] Increasing the minimum wage, it just shows how dangerous the cost of housing is and the cost of life is to affect homes, ”he said.
“It is important that the government is ambitious in its plans to end this autumn, while ensuring that we do not see much cut in social security. Ultimately we need a progressive taxation system so that many people can support those. [who have] So low, and, as the report says, on the edge of hunger. ,
As part of his recommendations, the charity also proposed that the minister ends the freeze on local housing allowance (LHA), which was re -presented in April and can cap for the houses receiving the amount in the housing. advantage To cover the rent.
Research by Joseph Ronantry Foundation last year showed that freeze on LHA will spoil £ 243 £ 243 per year in 2025-26 per year, if it stays in place it will increase by £ 703 by 2029-30.
Responding to Trusale’s report, Peter Matejik, the chief analyst of the Joseph Ronantry Foundation, said: “It is completely unacceptable that in 2025, the UK is facing hunger and difficulty in millions of low -income homes, even more numbers have increased.
A spokesman of the Department of Work and Pension said: “This government is scheduled to deal with unacceptable increase in food bank dependence.
“Apart from expanding free school food and poorest children, to ensure that there is no hunger in the holidays through a new £ 1BN crisis support package, our hair poverty taskforce will publish an ambitious strategy later this year.
“We are also overhaling the Jobsenth and are improving the broken welfare system to support people in good, safe jobs, while always protecting people who require most of it.”