Figure 27: Household food security

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Local Authority Responses to people with NRPF during the pandemic

Welfare diary questionnaire analysis

Food

Participants were asked if since the beginning of the lockdown: a. “we worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more.” b. “the food we bought just didn’t last and we didn’t have money to get more.”

Using the Hunger Vital Sign (HVS) screener, if respondents answered that either or both of the two statements were ‘often true’ or ‘sometimes true’, they were at risk of food insecurity. 16 out of 18 participants were at risk of food insecurity (see figure 27). Previous research indicates that children in households at risk of food insecurity are more likely to be ill, or to have been hospitalised, and are at increased risk of developmental delays. Similarly, mothers of children who are at risk of food insecurity are more likely to be ill or report depressive symptoms (Goldman et al., 2014),

Figure 27: Household food security

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Figure 22: Have you taken any of the following steps for people with NRPF who you are supporting under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014?

Welfare diary questionnaire analysis

Food

Figure 27: Household food security

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Figure 15: Steps to increase support during the pandemic

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4. Discussion

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Research report: Local Authority Responses to people with NRPF during the pandemic