<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Up to 20 per cent of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australian"><span>Australian</span></a><span> households are skipping meals or going days without eating, a new report has found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One in five Aussie households admitted to missing meals, whilst 3.5 million said they had experienced food insecurity in the last year, according to </span><a href="https://reports.foodbank.org.au/foodbank-hunger-report-2025/" rel="" target="_blank" title="Foodbank's Hunger Report for 2025"><span>Foodbank's Hunger Report for 2025</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Australian Government </span><a href="https://aifs.gov.au/resources/practice-guides/food-insecurity-australia-what-it-who-experiences-it-and-how-can-child" rel="" target="_blank" title="defines"><span>defines</span></a><span> food insecurity as anxiety or uncertainty about the quality or access to food, or where meals are missed or inadequate from a nutritional standpoint.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>BREAKING NEWS: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louisville-united-states-postal/f0722233-0e0b-443c-b5f8-f3b3516f6621" rel="" target="_blank" title="Three killed, multiple injured after cargo plane crashes in US airport"><strong><span>Three killed, multiple injured after cargo plane crashes in US airport</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The concerning numbers are a small increase from last year, with renters and families feeling the pinch especially.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Almost half of all renters reported experiencing some sort of food insecurity, with 30 per cent saying they have had to skip meals.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The number of two-parent households with children struggling with food jumped to 39 per cent.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/australia-foodbank-report-food-insecurity/ffb4d084-13d9-44d2-899f-79319bb4e81e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A staggering 68 per cent of single-parent households reported struggling for food.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Of these responders, 46 per cent said their food insecurity was severe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Reasons for rising food insecurity include changes to living arrangements, natural disasters, and rising living expenses.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Aussies have also revealed the measures they are resorting to as cost-of-living pressures continue to bite.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ozlotto-20-million-prize-sydney-australia/323874ea-480c-413b-aa7a-6376c6efb8ba" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>One person is $20 million richer, they just don't know it yet</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This includes cutting back on foods high in protein or on fresh produce, which has a significant impact on human health.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nearly 30 per cent of people with severe food insecurity admitted they used buy now pay later apps or credit cards to pay for groceries, while 12 per cent said they have been forced to move to lower cost accommodation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Experts say urgent action needs to be taken to fix a problem affecting millions of Aussies in the short-term and for years to come.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For millions of Australians, the basics of life, food, shelter and security are still far from guaranteed in spite of what we hear about economic improvement," Foodbank chief executive and former politician Kylea Tink said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Greater investment in food relief, combined with action on the underlying causes of hunger including housing affordability, income inequality, and tax policy, is essential."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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