The truth about poverty Poverty is only a part of the school
lunch problem by David Penberthy is a good read, which throws
together a lot of issues around nutrition, education,
consumerism, income and welfare. However, its conclusions aren’t
supported by the research it refers to - Not enough to eat, our
national study into food insecurity among people seeking
Emergency Relief. Most of the people we spoke to – especially
parents – know what good food is and how to cook it. For many of
them it’s when a big bill comes in or the rent gets jacked up,
or the car needs repairing, that food becomes their only
discretionary item, and it runs out. Without a doubt lack of
income is the key problem these people face. And it’s very hard
to get past this to tackle the next set of problems and issues
affecting their health, wellbeing or employment. It’s also worth
pointing out that food insecurity is more severe for people who
don’t have a working fridge or stove, who are a long way from
shops, or who don’t have transport.