Families on welfare struggling to eat healthy, warn campaigners

Putting a nutritious meal on the table is costing families on social welfare up to 80% of their weekly income, it was claimed today.

Putting a nutritious meal on the table is costing families on social welfare up to 80% of their weekly income, it was claimed today.

Combat Poverty Agency called on planners and discount stores to meet the needs of those on low incomes by opening in disadvantaged areas.

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