A new report by the Education Policy Institute and funded by the KPMG Foundation, investigates food poverty in the early years, and finds that:
The EPI says the Government should include a focus on food poverty experienced by families with children under five within its child poverty strategy, due to be published in Spring 2025. It should also abolish the Two Child Limit and the benefit cap, as well as introduce an Essentials Guarantee.
It also wants the Government to:
'We have an opportunity with the upcoming child poverty strategy to address the disadvantage faced by the youngest children'.
Dr Kerris Cooper, senior researcher in early years and inequalities at the Education Policy Institute, said, ‘This research highlights the urgency of addressing food poverty for children under five. We know that the first five years is a critical period of development, yet we also know that children of this age are more likely to experience food poverty.
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