Pros And Cons Of Food Insecurity

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However, some critics argue that it has little to do with food insecurity; rather, it is the outcomes from food charities expanding their operations. They also contend that people are seizing the opportunity of food made freely available but by contrast, UK food charities purport that they deliver emergency food relief in response to economic hardship and food insecurity as a result of cuts to local authority expenditure and central welfare spending (Lambie-Mumford, 2014).
Notwithstanding the aforementioned, there is evidence in recent research that indicates more food banks are emerging in regions undergoing greater cuts in spending on local services and central welfare benefits as well as higher unemployment rates resulting in maximum levels

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