University of Liverpool researchers have published the first-ever peer-reviewed study of workers using foodbanks in the U.K. The study, published in the Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, found that the primary reason for workers turning to emergency and community food support is the poor quality of available employment.
Poor quality of employment is responsible for UK workers’ reliance on foodbanks, study shows
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