Demands on Government to tackle ‘food poverty’

POOR families should get extra welfare benefits, free school meals and discount supermarkets on their doorsteps so they can eat more healthily, campaigners demanded last night.

Demands on Government to tackle ‘food poverty’

The Healthy Food For All (HFFA) alliance fears too many vulnerable households are unable to afford to eat properly.

Last night the HFFA called on Finance Minister Brian Cowen to use the Budget to tackle “food poverty”.

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