Since the 2008 global financial crisis, there has been a rise in the number of people
experiencing food insecurity. Particularly vulnerable are mothers with young children …

This article draws upon our perspective as academic-practitioners working in the fields of
food insecurity, food systems, and inequality to comment, in the early stages of the pandemic …

The present paper reviews the growing body of literature on food insecurity and food bank
use in the UK. It provides an overview of food insecurity in this context, followed by a …

This paper seeks to extend geographic thinking on the changing constitution of the UK
welfare state, suggesting the need to supplement ideas of the “shadow state” with an …

Transformation of the food system at the national scale requires concerted action from
government, business and civil society, based on sound evidence from the research …

Objective Food insecurity is linked to poor health and well-being in children and rising
prevalence rates have been exacerbated by COVID-19. Free school meals (FSM) are …

The UK food system affects social, economic and natural environments and features
escalating risk of food insecurity. Yet it should provide access to safe, nutritious, affordable …

This article reports on a participatory, mixed-methods study, of the causes and lived
experiences of food insecurity in the context of an unequal city in England. Among families …

Lower income households are at greater risk of food insecurity and poor diet quality than
higher income households. In high-income countries, food insecurity is associated with high …

Exploring why food aid exists and the deeper causes of food poverty, this book addresses
neglected dimensions of traditional food aid and food poverty debates. It argues that the …