Calls for action as survey finds 210k children are food insecure

A leading charity has called for action after research found 210,000 children in Scotland live in food insecure households.

- by Diane King

The Trussell Trust urged the Scottish Government to increase the level of its flagship Scottish child payment, as well as follow through its commitment to mitigate the two-child limit and provide cash for those waiting for their first universal credit payments.

The call comes as the charity found 15 per cent of households-equivalent to one million people and 210,000 children-in Scotland are food insecure. The figure represents a slight decrease from 17 per cent in 2022, with the charity suggesting there are “emerging signs of some progress” north of the Border.