'Shameful’ number of Nottinghamshire people going hungry and skipping meals

By Jamie Waller - Local Democracy Reporter
Published 13th Mar 2024, 20:40 BST
Updated 13th Mar 2024, 21:34 BST
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Councillors and health leaders have called for urgent action over food poverty in Nottinghamshire.

Around 38,000 adults in the county said they have gone a whole day without eating because they couldn’t afford it, according to the most recent statistics from July 2023.

A total of 111,000 households had doubts about how they would get food – nearly double the number from the previous year.

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The figures, which show the continuing impact of the cost of living crisis, were discussed by