Policy opportunities to promote food security through digital inclusion

New research from the SOAS Food Studies Centre shows how digitalisation is deepening food insecurity and hindering access to welfare and food assistance amongst marginalised communities across England.

Vulnerable families relying on nutritional safety nets such as Universal Credit, the Healthy Start scheme and Free School Meals are particularly at risk.

This briefing explores how the current government’s food policy initiatives could be strengthened by taking account of digital inclusion.