FinanceABC News & HeadlinesAnnual Foodbank Hunger Report finds 100,000 more households going hungry
Foodbank Australia's latest report found 3.6 million Australian households went hungry in the past year, 100,000 more than the year before, driven by cost of living pressures.
Foodbank Australia’s latest hunger report found 3.6 million households in Australia are going hungry, 100,000 more than reported last year.
Foodbank Australia's annual hunger report found 3.6 million households went hungry in the past year, up 100,000 from the previous year's report.
Foodbank CEO Kylea Tink said the cost of living crisis and rising interest rates were driving the increase, with food the first thing families cut to keep the roof over their heads.
Regional households were hit harder than city ones, and more than half of First Nations households experienced food insecurity, while young adults aged 18 to 34 were the most affected age group.
Foodbank found 69 per cent of food insecure households experienced it for the first time within the past year, meaning it is increasingly affecting people who have never needed help before.
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