Merthyr Tydfil

We are working with the Merthyr Tydfil Food Prosperity Network to deliver a range of projects to tackle hunger in Merthyr Tydfil. These include developing a network of Affordable Food Clubs to provide nutritious food at a low cost, as well as the ‘Pathways from Poverty‘ project which sees expert advisors co-located into food projects to help address the root causes of hunger. Affordable Food Clubs in this area include:

Levels of local food insecurity

According to the University of Sheffield’s research into local food insecurity of adults (Jan 2021), in Merthyr Tydfil:

10.08% of adults suffered from hunger
27.97% struggled to access food
15.12% worried about not having enough food

About this research:

The University of Sheffield have published statistics of UK adult food insecurity at Local Authority scale. You can view the map of measures of food insecurity here.

Hungry is defined as having skipped food for a whole day or more in the previous month or indicated they were hungry but not eaten because they could not afford or get access to food.

Struggle is defined as a positive response to at least one of the following:

Sought help accessing food
Skipped or shrank meal
Gave a reason for not having enough food

Worry is defined as choosing very worried or fairly worried about getting food.