Rekordzahl von 9,3 Millionen Menschen, die im Vereinigten Königreich von Hunger und Not betroffen sind – Wohltätigkeitsorganisation zur Armutsbekämpfung

They don’t define what they mean by “hunger and hardship” in the article. After a bit of searching I turns out this is a new term defined for this report only

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/09/how-many-people-in-the-uk-are-in-hunger-and-hardship

*A family is said to be in relative poverty if their income is below the poverty line of 60% of median income. A family facing hunger and hardship is typically more than 25% below the poverty line.*

So I think that means the poverty line is 60% of median income which was £32.4k last year [link](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/incomeandwealth/bulletins/householddisposableincomeandinequality/financialyearending2022#:~:text=Median%20household%20disposable%20income%20in,(ONS)%20Household%20Finances%20Survey.). So the poverty line is a family income of £19.4k. and a family facing “hunger and hardship” has an income 25% below that which is just over £14.5k a year

> Having employment is not a reliable route out of hardship, the report concluded, with 58% of people facing hunger and hardship living in a family where someone is working.

I agree with this, rising rent and heat/electricity costs are absolutely ravaging working class and lower middle class families.

That’ll be why Morrisons just locked the spirits in glass cupboards then