Scottish Government: Tackling food insecurity

Monday, 5 June 2023 16:12

A commitment to a ‘cash-first’ approach to tackling food insecurity is at the heart of a new plan to reduce the need for people to turn to food banks. The plan, which is the first of its kind in the UK and is underpinned by human rights, sets out nine actions which will be taken over the next three years to improve responses to food insecurity. Actions include establishing a new £1.8 million Cash-First Programme to help reduce the demand for emergency food parcels by...Request free trial