Damning Statistics Prove Scottish Government Must do More to Feed People

Commenting on the Damning Statistics Published by the Food Foundation The Larder CEO, Angela Moohan, said:

“These figures are a damning indictment of our society. People skipping meals, our poorest people going hungry rather than being fed and millions of children going to bed with an empty stomach is shameful and evidence that something in our society is broken.”

“The figures confirm what we already know. In West Lothian we provide meals to people going hungry, but the numbers of people needing food are growing and we at The Larder are only scratching the surface in terms of how many people we are helping compared to the numbers who need help with feeding themselves and their families.”

“This is now a national emergency and it's one with rising energy costs that is only going to get worse. We urgently need Government intervention in Scotland. The Scottish Government could and should convene a cost of living/food insecurity summit with a view to organising and resourcing coordinated action with councils, the third sector and themselves, to ensure not one person in Scotland feels insecure about where their next meal is coming from.”

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