Since 2018 I have been working with colleagues at the University of Sheffield on a research project, Fresh Street, that offers £5 weekly vouchers to families that they can use to buy fruits and vegetables from small local shops or via a veg bag delivery scheme. I talked about this work recently in an article in The Mint Magazine. They have made the article publically available. This is what they have to say about the project. Continue reading
Category Archives: UK
Feeding Communities
The University of Sheffield has recently highlighted my work with FareShare, Community Shop and other surplus food using organizations in a research feature Continue reading
Response to call for submissions for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights to the UK Government
This response underpins the oral evidence presented by Dr. Megan Blake at Bristol University on 6/11/18. The hearing focused on rural poverty.
New Conversation Article: Rising income inequalities are linked to unhealthy diets and loneliness.
Rising income inequalities are linked to unhealthy diets and loneliness
Megan Blake, University of Sheffield
One in every five people in the UK today are living in poverty – that is, living with a household income below 60% of the median national income when housing costs are considered. And according to recent research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, two thirds of children in poverty live in a working family. These rates are expected to increase sharply by 2021-22, assuming there is no change in government policy. Continue reading
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