One in four Scots parents struggling to feed children amid cost-of-living crisis, charity warns
dailyrecord.co.ukMore than a quarter of parents have struggled to provide enough food for their children in the past year amid the cost-of-living crisis, a charity has warned.
Barnardo's Scotland said that too many children are missing out on a "good childhood" as parents struggle to put hot meals on the table and heat their home.Research for Barnardo's found that 27 per cent of Scottish parents of children aged 18 or under have struggled to provide food for them in the past 12 months, up 8 per cent on October 2022.
More than half (54%) said they had had to reduce their spending on food costs to save money over the past year, while 7 per cent said they have had to use a food bank as a direct result of cost-of-living challenges.The charity is urging the UK and Scottish Governments to act urgently to end child poverty and is calling on the former to start by lifting the two-child limit on benefits.
Martin Crewe, director of Barnardo's Scotland, said: "For too many children this winter, they and their families will be struggling to get by. "It means worrying about being able to put the lights or heating on, having hot meals or being able to contact their friends.
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