Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 37187

Low Incomes: Food

Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

Imran Hussain

LabourBradford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support to enable people on low incomes to buy healthy food.

Answer

Alison McGovern
We are committed to supporting vulnerable households access healthy food. We support over 365,000 pregnant women and young children to buy healthy foods like milk or fruit through Healthy Start, provide Free School Meals to over 3 million children, are tr...

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