12 Jul 2022

Single mothers struggling with food insecurity

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 12 July 2022

A University of Otago study has found a significant struggle for solo mothers feeding their families.

That's leading to the mums skipping meals, neglecting their own health and constant stress.

The study's just been published in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, which explores the experiences fo food insecurity for low-income female sole- parent families.

Dr Mavis Duncanson talks to Jesse.

Fridge interior almost empty due to economic crisis

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