Food Crisis UK – Almost 4 million children don’t have enough money for healthy diet

Joe Mellor - 5 September 2018

A shocking new report has discovered that nearly four million children in the UK are too poor to have access to a healthy diet.

The report, by the Food Foundation, calculated that a family of four needs to spend over £103 to ensure they have a healthy diet rich in vitamins, minerals and other essential food stuffs.

Sadly, around 3.7 million children come from households who earn under £16k a year, which means they are unlikely to be able to afford a healthy diet.... See more


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