Cost-of-living crisis has almost half the population worried about getting enough to eat

This year's Foodbank Hunger Report has found almost half of Australia's population feels anxious about going hungry with the cost of food and groceries the chief contributor to food insecurity.

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Key Points

• Food insecurity is when a person lacks regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life.
• The report says 3.7 million households experienced food insecurity in the last 12 months which is a 3 per cent increase on last year.
• Foodbank Chief Executive Brianna Casey says the cost-of-living crisis is now so severe that having a job no longer provides a guarantee against going hungry.