Findings from a survey of more than 2,000 parents by Barnardo’s show the number of parents struggling to provide food has risen by 5 per cent since October 2022. The charity says this suggests the impact of the cost-of-living crisis continues to hit families who are ‘struggling to afford to keep the power on and the fridge stocked’.
The survey also reveals that nearly one in 10 (8 per cent) respondents have used a food bank in the last year – up by a third compared to two years ago.
Based on the findings, Barnardo’s estimates there could be around 3.4 million children – three times the population of Birmingham - whose parents have struggled to provide sufficient food for them over the past 12 months.
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