Food Poverty | Sustain

Millions people in the UK struggle to get enough to eat. We’re working to change that through people-powered projects and campaigns that tackle the root causes of food poverty and ensure everyone has dignified access to healthy, affordable food.

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Food poverty projects

Healthy Start

Healthy Start and Best Start are nutrition security schemes to help children access better nutrition during early years.

Bridging the Gap

Demonstrating ways to enable people on a low income to access climate and nature friendly food.

Good Food local

Working with councils to track their action on food and share examples of good practice.

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750,000 pregnant women and children still missing out on vital nutritional support scheme

New findings from The Food Foundation show the Healthy Start scheme that provides free fruit, veg and milk to low-income households is failing to reach all the chlildren that need it. Sustain is part of 116 organisations calling on the Government to improve the scheme.

21 Oct 2026
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Building a food resilient London: Lessons from the frontline

21 Sep 2026
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Blog

Racism and xenophobia: UK food and farming charity sector leaders respond

27 Jul 2026
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Webinar

The Crisis and Resilience Fund: how charitable food providers can develop wraparound support

29 Jun 2026
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News

Extending Healthy Start scheme to help with cost of living could generate £7.7 billion in return