Walking the Breadline: The scandal of food poverty in 21st-century Britain
Published 30 May 2013
Details: Authors, Cooper, Niall & Dumpleton, Sarah
ISBN: 978-1-78077-334-6
Publisher: Oxfam GB & Church Action on Poverty
Type: Research report
Although the UK is the seventh richest country in the world, many people struggle to afford even the most essential of goods: food. In this briefing, Church Action on Poverty and Oxfam highlight the rise in food poverty in the UK, where over 500,000 are now thought to be reliant on food parcels.
Figures from the Trussell Trust, the biggest network of foodbanks in the UK, reveal that cuts and changes to the welfare system are the most common reason for people resorting to food banks. This growth in food aid demonstrates that the social safety net is failing. Church Action on Poverty and Oxfam believe that everyone should have enough income to feed themselves and their families with dignity, and that foodbanks should not replace the social safety net.
For more details visit: http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/