Background: Food insecurity in the UK is a long-standing public health crisis. As food aid
has evolved and become progressively more embedded, research has focused on the …

Background Food insecurity is the physical, social, and economic inability to access safe,
sufficient, and nutritious food. Exacerbated by COVID-19, the provision of emergency food …

Executive summary EMERGENCY USE ONLY: UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING THE
USE OF FOOD BANKS IN THE UK Use of emergency food aid in the UK, particularly in the …

The food bank model centres around the donation of food by individuals (and community
groups such as schools and churches), which is stored and distributed directly to people in …

Use of emergency food aid in the UK, particularly in the form of food banks, has dramatically
increased over the last decade. 1 This research, jointly conducted by Oxfam, Child Poverty …

This case study reports on the research design and methods used in a recent project
exploring food insecurity and foodbank use in the United Kingdom. The project comprised …

Following the financial crisis of 2008 and years of subsequent austerity policies in the UK,
food banks and other charities have expanded rapidly in professional networks with …

Abstract Dr Martin Caraher is professor of food and health policy at the Centre for Food
Policy at City, University of London. Dr Sinéad Furey is a Lecturer on the Consumer …

This thesis is about the networked response to growing food poverty in the UK where one in
five is estimated to experience concerns with running out of food, or not eating enough. In …

Food banks have become commonplace in the UK as an emergency response to food
insecurity. Yet, their inability to provide a longterm solution has initiated criticism within …