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.