The recently released 2018 Foodbank Hunger Report shows four million Australians (almost a quarter of the population) with experiences of food insecurity in the past year – ie. having run out of food and being unable to purchase more – over a quarter of whom are under the age of 19. The findings also show single parent households and those living in regional and remote areas are proportionally much more likely to experience food insecurity. According to the report, three in five single parents experiencing food insecurity (61%) skip a meal at least once a week to make sure there is enough food for their family, and one in three (33%) go a whole day without eating at least once a week. In the Read this week discusses some of the research surrounding poverty and outcomes for children.
