Written questions

Food Poverty: Children

2026-06-21 · Department for Work and Pensions · 12018 · Official question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish her Department’s analysis of food insecurity trends and the implications for children’s health and educational outcomes.

Answer

Statistics on the number of individuals living in food insecure households in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication, the latest available being  Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 ...