Help our campaign to end child hunger

More than half of parents with children aged 18 and under in Britain have been forced to cut back on food spending in the past 12 months as a way of saving money, according to Yougov research on behalf of the UK’S largest children’s charity, Barnardo’s.

The current cost-of-living situation has seen a quarter of parents forced to sell possessions and one in five parents have taken on new credit cards, extra debt or a payday loan.

Barnardo’s is concerned about the impact on children and is providing emergency support to children and families to pay for food, help with heating, warm clothing and, in some circumstances, to purchase goods such as fridges and freezers to ensure access to safe food.

No child should go to school hungry or return to a cold home, but the cost-of-living crisis is driving more and more families into poverty.

Families we support are struggling to afford food.

We know that growing up in poverty makes it much harder to achieve a positive future.

That’s why we’re asking the public to join us now by signing our petition calling on Government to introduce free school meals for all primary school children in England and do more to tackle hunger during the school holidays.

To show your support visit: Sign our Free School Meals petition at barnardos.org.uk.

Sarah Crawley Barnardo’s