A lack of food shops locally, poor choice of products and a perception of hostility towards young people in the community are other barriers to young people's access to healthy food, a new report finds.
One in four secondary and college aged students say they struggle to access healthy food in their community.
More than one in three say they live in homes that are struggling, or have struggled, to pay for food.
The findings have emerged in a report by Barnardo’s and the Co-op.
Among young people involved in producing the report was 21-year-old Kyson, who is homeless.
“I've struggled with access to food since becoming homeless aged 18, but to hear people as young as 13 talking about it was eye-opening,” said Kyson.
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