Why is Child Hunger Still a Thing?

Becca Grant
Jan 7 · 3 min read

It’s January 2021. Whilst we are all hopeful that the next twelve months will be a vast improvement on the previous year, the UK has gone into its third lockdown. Once again, people can only go out for the essentials, and schools are closed for the next two months.

Amongst the issues when it comes to closing schools, one of the biggest is making sure that children do not go hungry.

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