Struggle to buy food not confined to those out of work, says charity

Teachers and NHS workers are among those living in households experiencing food insecurity.

The struggle to afford food is being experienced by households where teachers and NHS workers live, a survey has suggested (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

The struggle to afford food has affected a quarter of households where an NHS or social care worker lives and more than a fifth where teachers or teaching assistants live, according to a survey of 10,000 adults.

The research by the The Food Foundation comes as UK inflation shot up unexpectedly in February with vegetable shortages pushing food prices to their highest rate in more than 45 years.

Anna Taylor, executive director of the charity, said their figures show that “struggling to afford food is by no means confined to those out of work”.