There are over 14 million people Facing hunger in BritainA major new report revealed, with 3.8 million children at risk of getting out of food.
Tussel’s research suggests that food insecurity has increased since 2022 – when it was last conducted a uniform survey – with the number of people facing hunger growing from 11.6 million to 14.1.
Taken in mid -2024, the results also suggest that all children (27 percent) are now facing hunger now, above 23 percent. Trucell says Deal with financial insecurity.
Data shows a “geographical inequality”, researchers find, the most likely to face homes in the most disadvantaged areas hunger Compared to least deprived (27 percent vs 9 percent).
At the regional and national level, there were also significant differences between regions. High -ratio area Eat Insecurity in more than a quarter of all people (26 percent) was insecurity.
This was followed by North East (23 percent) and North Ireland (21 percent).
The report also found that:
- About three (31 percent) in 10 Children Are under five years of age and are living in homes facing hunger
- About 10 out of 10 houses using food banks are working (30 percent) FamilyShowing that “payment 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
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.
To deal with the growing issue, Trusell has urged the government to leave the conservative-era. Two-child profit hatsWhich prevents parents from claiming universal credit or tax credit for three or more Children,
Its research shows that more than two of the five Family (42 percent) experienced food insecurity with three or more children, more than double at the rate of families with two children (20 percent).
Charity also asks to take action to deal with low -income work, insufficient profit coverage, and the end of the freeze on local housing allowances, which caps the rate on which the housing benefits can be paid despite the increasing fare.
Left -wing Labor MP Kim Johnson said: “This research should be embarrassed by the government at its origin. Families, children, pensioners and disabled people working behind the headline figures have been forced to trust food Bank Just to survive. It is not about personal options – it is about political options. Hunger is a condemnable political failure, not an imperative.
“Tapasya, unsafe work, stable wages and a broken welfare system have pushed millions into difficulty, while rich some people keep flourish.