Over 8 million in UK struggling to buy food: Survey
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One in 10 British adults faced moderate level of food insufficiency in 2014, an analysis shows.
More than 8 million in the UK cannot afford to eat enough food, with over half regularly passing a day without having any meal, according to estimates of hunger in the UK.
According to Press TV, one in 10 British adults faced moderate level of food insufficiency in 2014, placing Britain in the bottom half of European countries on hunger measures, below Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia and Malta.
Nearly 17 times the number of those who use Trussell Trust food banks felt insecure about having enough to consume, a fact showing hunger in the UK is a great deal more widespread than rising charity food use suggests, according to the analysis of UN data by the Food Foundation thinktank.
Experiencing hunger, being unable to secure enough food of sufficient quality and quantity for a healthy body, participating in society, and cutting down on food due to financial hardships, are defined as characteristics of food insecurity.
“This survey is a wake-up call reminding us that too many people are sometimes too poor to eat in the UK,” said the Food Foundation’s executive director, Anna Taylor.
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