Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 49864
Food Supply and Poverty
Tabled: 1 May 2025
Answered: 12 May 2025
Question
Rachel Gilmour
Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential cost to the public purse of (a) food insecurity and (b) economic hardship.
Answer
Alison McGovernIt is unacceptable that people are falling into hardship and using foodbanks. This is why we have committed to tackling poverty and ending mass dependence on emergency food parcels. Our plan for Making Work Pay and our Get Britain Working White Paper, alo...
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