🧵Critical data from Department for Work and Pensions #FamilyResourcesSurvey on #foodinsecurity just released. There's been a 2% increase in severe and moderate #foodinsecurity comparing #FRS data from 2019-20 to 2022-23 with 17% of households reporting severe, moderate or marginal #foodinsecurity

As the Department for Work and Pensions says 'This is the lowest proportion of food-secure households since the introduction of household food security to the FRS in 2019 to 2020. In previous survey years, the proportion of food-secure households has been broadly stable.'
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A great proportion of households used a food bank compared to last year but still 86% of household reporting severe #foodinsecurity over 30 days did NOT use a food bank

Pre-pandemic 43% of households on #UniversalCredit reported severe and moderate #foodinsecurity 2019-20. In spite of cost-of-living support, 41% of households on #UniversalCredit reported severe and moderate #foodinsecurity in 2022-2023.