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... live in households for whom a healthy diet is increasingly unaffordable

Comparing the estimated cost of Public Health England's (PHE) 'Eatwell Guide' with household income, shows that the bottom 20% of families would have to spend 42% of their after–housing income on food to eat the Government's recommended diet.
This is nearly four times what the richest 20% of UK families would need to spend on food to meet PHE's Eatwell Guide.
3.7 million children in the UK are living in these househo...

3.7 million children in the UK ...