Almost 10 Million Britons Cut Back on Meals as Living Costs Soar
- Food Foundation says families facing ‘catastrophic’ situation
- Charity blames failure of benefits to keep pace with inflation
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Almost 10 million Britons were forced to cut back on food or missed meals entirely last month, according to new research that highlights the devastating impact of the nation’s cost of living crisis.
Data from The Food Foundation showed 7.3 million adults, and 2.6 million children, now live in households that had gone without food or could not physically get it in the past month. That compares with 4.7 million adults in January, a rise of nearly 60%.