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1 day ago · Household food insecurity prevalence was slightly lower and stable during the COVID-19 pandemic years (8.5% in fall 2020 and 9.1% in 2021) and increased to 15.6% in 2022. Levels of household food insecurity generally tracked with changes in consumer price inflation.
Nov 29, 2023 · Nearly 6 million people in Canada experienced food insecurity in 2021, U of T study says; Food banks no solution to rising cost of groceries in Canada, argues anti-poverty advocate
Jan 24, 2021 · While food banks and meal programs have continued to provide aid to people around the country in an ongoing pandemic, advocates and organizations say they are not meant to be long-term...
Nov 14, 2019 · While using a food bank may provide temporary food relief for those who access these programs, there is no evidence that food banks are a solution to the very serious problem of food insecurity in Canada.
Going back to last year’s report, this means we need governments to take a dual approach—one in which they tackle the root causes of food bank use, which are low incomes and poverty, while also tackling the immediate need for relief for millions of people.
Oct 25, 2023 · Food Banks Canada says food insecurity is rising with inflation and the high cost of living, which is causing more people to use food banks. Low social assistance rates are also a factor in...
Jan 31, 2019 · Our new study assessed the relationship between food bank use and household food insecurity and examined the interrelation with food-insecure households’ use of other resource augmentation strategies.
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