Food poverty is on the rise. In the Wirral, the number of people using food banks rose by 46% over a fourmonth period in 2013, from 9,000 to 13,000.
Food poverty is not just about the inability to afford food; it is more broadly about an interplay of factors – social, cultural, economic or environmental – that prevent people from accessing and consuming high quality, nutritious meals.
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