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Household food insecurity
Part of the Living Standards domain. Share of people living in food-insecure (low or very low food security) households, UK.
Latest data
Latest reading
FYE 2024-25
Change between the two latest observations (2024 to FYE 2024-25), in stress score.
A higher reading is treated as worse for this indicator.
Score composition
Stress score
Since the August 2026 release
What changed on this indicator between the two releases: method only.
Blended from two measured components: (2/3 weight) and trend (1/3 weight); where no trend can be computed the metric is scored on its level alone. Volatility is published as a diagnostic and does not enter the blend. Full formula on the methodology page.
Level · 2/3 weight
Bounds: scored against fixed best/worst limits, used until a metric has about eight years of verified data to rank against.
Trend · 1/3 weight
Measured from the direction and size of the change between the two most recent readings.
Volatility · diagnostic, not blended
100Measured from how much this indicator has swung period on period across its recorded history.
Data confidence and provenance
Confidence and source
How much weight to put on the reading, the mean data-confidence across the component metrics (source quality, recency and completeness).
Source
Family Resources Survey
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Reliability
- high
Provenance
- Provider
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Series ID
- dwp_frs
- Frequency
- Annual
- Accessed
- 15 August 2026
Known weakness
UK; the Family Resources Survey food-security module only began in 2019/20, so the series is short and the 2020/21 COVID telephone-only year is not directly comparable.
Notes
Verified official value from Department for Work and Pensions (dwp_frs), accessed 2026-08-15.
Historical values
History
| Period | Value | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 9 |