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  "path": "/uk/news/2026/06/01/food-poverty-worse/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T21:00:05.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
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  "textContent": "New research warns that family hardship has deepened despite years of post-pandemic support measures, worsening child food hunger. The survey of 2,500 UK parents, which Opinium carried out for the Social Market Foundation, found that nearly half (44%) were struggling more today to afford food than five years ago. In addition, 1 in 5 (21%) […]\n\nBy The Canary",
  "title": "Nearly half of parents are struggling to afford food for their children more now than five years ago"
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