Hunger in the UK 2023 – Trussell Trust report
More and more people in our society are being left with no option but
Emma Revie CEO Trussell Trust June 2023
to turn to a food bank to feed themselves or their family. But as our most
in-depth study on hunger to date shows, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Hunger in the UK is the Trussell Trusts latest and most in-depth study to date on hunger reveals its causes, impacts and who is affected.
This landmark research is also the first time we’ve been able to dive more deeply into the experience of hunger in the UK, with reports on Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
With record numbers of people across the country already forced to turn to food banks, our Hunger in the UK reports starkly reveal this is just the tip of the iceberg, with millions more struggling with hunger, but not yet reaching out for charity support.
Being forced to turn to a food bank to feed your family is a horrifying reality for too many people in the UK, but as Hunger in the UK shows, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Millions more people are struggling with hunger. This is not right. Food banks are not the answer when people are going without the essentials in one of the richest economies in the world. We need a social security system which provides protection and the dignity for people to cover their own essentials, such as food and bills.
Emma Revie CEO The Trussell Trust
