Percentage of people living with food insecurity (2022/23)
Last updated: October 2024
Next estimated update: October 2025
What does this indicator show?
This indicator shows the proportion of people experiencing food insecurity, split by the type of household. We can use it to see how many people in London and the rest of the UK are struggling to access enough affordable and nutritious food, and which household types are most likely to be in food insecurity.
Someone is counted as experiencing food insecurity if they or their household members have at times had their food intakes disrupted or reduced, or that they reduced the quality, variety or desirability of their diets because of a lack of money or resources
What does it tell us?
In London 6.6% of people were classed as being food insecure in 2022/23, with a slightly higher rate found in the rest of England at 7.5%.
However, for people in households with no dependent children, food insecurity rates for London and the rest of England are broadly similar (5.0% and 4.8%). The biggest difference is for people in households with three or more dependent children, with London rates at 12.0% and rest of England at 18.3%.
