In 2020, approximately 28 percent of participants in the United Kingdom* (U.K.) stated in a survey that at some point during the last 12 months, they did not eat for a whole day because they could not afford it.
The base for the survey were all respondents who any adults in household cut/skipped meals, or respondent ate less/didn't eat/lost weight, in the last 12 months because there wasn't enough money for food.
Share of food insecure adults that went a day without food in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020
Participants were asked: "In the last 12 months, did you or any other adults in your household ever not eat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food?"
BASE: All where any adult in household cut/skipped meals, or respondent ate less/didn't eat/lost weight, in the last 12 months because there wasn't enough money for food.
*The surveyed region includes England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Scotland is not included.
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Food Standards Agency. (June 9, 2021). Share of food insecure adults that went a day without food in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258741/going-a-day-without-food-in-the-united-kingdom-among-food-insecure-adults/
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Share of food insecure adults that went a day without food in the United Kingdom (excluding Scotland) in 2020 [Graph], Food Standards Agency, June 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258741/going-a-day-without-food-in-the-united-kingdom-among-food-insecure-adults/
