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Top 10 Scottish areas where people could struggle to access affordable food

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A consumer group has warned that the "cost of food crisis" could have a serious impact on certain Scottish areas. Which? worked alongside the University of Leeds to identify the places around the UK where households are most likely to be in need of extra support to put food on the table.

It comes as food inflation soars to a record 11.6 percent, with the list topped by areas where there is a combination of low income and little access to cheap shopping options among other factors.

In Scotland, the places in highest need of support are in the Central Belt, with the list topped by North Ayrshire and Arran.

However, there is also a notable concentration in and around Dundee where there is relatively poor access to online food deliveries and people are more likely to be suffering from fuel poverty - as well as operating on a low income.

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