A food relief charity in Australia has revealed that nearly half of low-income households are skipping meals or compromising on nutrition. The report highlights the struggles faced by single parent and regional families who are often left with impossible decisions.
Nearly half of low-income households in Australia are skipping meals or compromising on nutrition according to food relief charity Foodbank. Single parent and regional families are the most vulnerable with many being left to make impossible decisions."We've got all these plants and flowers, we've got boxes and boxes and boxes of them, we've got thousands in stock that we're just trying to clear out.
"We used to go out quite a lot to restaurants and you know we just had a perfect life I guess would be the way to describe it. I don’t even remember the last time we went out for a meal." The Byers are part of a growing number of Australians relying on charities for food. The country's largest food relief agency, Foodbank, says millions of Australian households are experiencing food insecurity."We are seeing households across Australia making impossible choices, between heating and eating, between whether or not they can feed themselves and their children."
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