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Survey reveals some British pupils have been eating rubbers for not affording lunch

A new survey on food poverty in British schools due to be published next month by Chefs in Schools has brought into the open that many schools in England are already seeing a "heartbreaking" increase in hungry children, even before winter and big energy bills force more families to choose between switching on the heating and buying food. Some British pupils are so hungry that they are eating rubbers or hiding in the playground by pretending to have their meals because they cannot afford lunch.

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"Children have started the new school term in the midst of the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation. Child poverty numbers are creeping towards four million as the cost of food and fuel spirals. Shamefully, we are witnessing the re-emergence of Victorian illnesses like rickets. Something must be done. We are facing the worst cost-of-living crisis in living memory. Wages and benefits aren't keeping pace with rising bills. This is hitting our children, the most vulnerable members of society, the hardest.