'It’s a constant stress': Government urged to act amid surge in families turning to food banks

Survey of 1,000 adults found 41% of parents said they had skipped a meal themselves or reduced their portion size to feed their children.

More than 10% of parents were forced to turn to a food bank to feed their children last year in what has described as a “wake-up call” to Government that the cost-of-living crisis “hasn’t gone away”.

A national survey by Barnardos also found the number of parents skipping meals, borrowing money to be able to feed their children and feeling they have not put enough food on the table has also increased significantly.