‘Nothing Left in the Cupboards: Austerity, Welfare Cuts and the Right to Food in the UK’, examines how ‘deep, austerity-motivated cuts to the welfare system, exacerbated by the introduction of universal credit and other changes to the benefits system, have left many families with children unable to afford food and turning to charities for help. Many of these families are single parent households led by women, it finds.
The report by Human Rights Watch concludes that that the Government is failing to meet its duty under human rights law to ensure the right to adequate food.
According to the non-profit organisation (NGO), the right to food is understood to be an ‘integral part of the right to an adequate standard of living’. However, it says this right has so far played ‘little role’ in UK policies.
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