Background
The focus on food poverty/security is borne out of an internal frontline services officer group I chair, discussions with external partners such as health bodies and local authorities, national policy, and a genuine belief housing associations can make a difference. Think about food poverty/security as a can opener to simultaneously address related issues of fuel poverty, health & wellbeing, confidence, loneliness, environment etc. But to tackle food poverty/security requires a whole systems lens approach if it is to be sustainable long-term, however evidence shows solutions are largely symptom led rather than through root cause analysis.