Singer Malik, a new ambassador for the charity, grew up in Bradford and depended himself on free school meals.
The former member of One Direction is backing the charity’s Feed the Future campaign, and has written to Rishi Sunak calling on him to extend the threshold for free school meals to all families on universal credit.
The call comes as UK food price inflation rose to a record annual rate of 11.6 per cent in October, according to the latest monthly report from the British Retail Consortium and the data firm Nielsen.
Malik said, ‘The work the Food Foundation do to tackle child food poverty is close to my heart, as I too was one of the children in the UK that relied on programs to ensure I was able to eat,’ he said. ‘I want Government to act urgently to ensure that children no longer have to suffer the trauma and stigma of hunger and poverty and can grow up to have healthy and productive lives. I am honored to also take on the role of Ambassador to help bring vital awareness to this critical issue.
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