{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e7b6c6f8023938d509dd904/65fd9388e8882100176fd769?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Disability and Food Insecurity","description":"<p>This week,<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dannyforgood/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Danny McCubbin, </a>founder and author of <a href=\"https://www.goodforgood.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The Good Kitchen</em></strong></a> reports on the Food Foundation's <a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/food-insecurity-and-inequalities-experienced-disabled-people\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">latest survey</a> on the increasing food insecurity faced by people with disabilities.</p><p><br></p><p>Food insecurity levels in the UK have reached unprecedented highs over the past few years, first in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and now&nbsp;continuing through the cost of living crisis. Disabled people have been particularly exposed to food insecurity,&nbsp;facing stark inequalities when it comes to accessing and affording the food that they need.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk/who-we-are#team\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Shona Goudie</a>,<strong> </strong>policy and advocacy manager at the Food Foundation, <a href=\"https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/demands-disability-and-climate-justice-our-political-landscape-failing-us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dan White from Disabilities Rights UK</a>, Simon Shaw, Co-Investigator, Food at Home, University of Sheffield and <a href=\"https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/contact-us-and-ifan-s-team\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sabine Goodwin</a> from <a href=\"https://www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IFAN</a> break down the stats to paint a devastating picture of life for many people living with disability in Broken Britain.</p><p><br></p><p>Click <a href=\"https://foodfoundation.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-09/Election%2024_Manifesto.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here </a>for the Food Foundation's Manifesto</p>","author_name":"The Food Foundation"}