Background
The causes of food poverty are rooted in our dysfunctional economy which no longer provides a fair days pay for a fair days work, the broken housing market, Universal Credit, the bedroom tax, the benefits cap and freeze and of course austerity.

Achieving food justice and tackling hunger is a huge endeavour and is certainly one which is far beyond what councillors and the Co-operative Party can achieve alone. But there are practical steps at a local level which can make a difference, and they are actions which individuals can do to ensure that food poverty remains in the public eye.