Call to scrap benefits cap as kids go hungry

MORE than a quarter of children in the UK are growing up in households facing hunger, according to major research by a food bank network which is insisting the two-child benefits cap must be scrapped.

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Trussell says its data shows 27% of children are growing up in food insecure households - where they have to go without or cut back on quality or quantity of food because they can not afford it.

About three in 10 (31%) children aged five and under are likely to be in this situation, according to the charity's latest Hunger in the UK report.

The data, from mid-2024, paints a picture of the situation when Labour came to power, and the charity says there are no signs things have improved since then, with living costs having continued to rise.