It adds that 35 per cent of 16- to 25-year-olds have gone a whole day without food due to a lack of money.
Bills, rent and feeding their own children are the top reasons given by young people for skipping meals, a survey of 2,000 young people commissioned by the charity shows.
The lack of food is having a long term impact on a young people’s physical health, the survey reveals, noting that four in 10 young people who are receiving benefits or financial support from the government aren’t getting enough nutrients for a healthy lifestyle.
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