The report into food poverty is based on findings from a survey of 118 Barnardo’s support services across the UK carried out in November. Of these, 94 per cent said that food poverty was an issue for families and young people they work with, 90 per cent had referred young people and families to food banks over the past year, and almost all said the number of people they were referring had either remained high or increased.
Vulnerable young people, such as care leavers and teenage parents, are finding it particularly hard to find the money for food, the report states.
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