Healthy diet requires 85% of disposable income for lower-income families

By Ian Quinn2026-06-09T23:01:00

The Broken Plate report, published today by the Food Foundation, shows households with children in the lowest 20% of incomes are finding it increasingly difficult to feed their families with nutritious food

Struggling families have to spend 85% of their disposable income to achieve a healthy diet, a major new report has revealed.

Healthy diet requires 85% of disposable income for lower-income families

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