Study finds food insecurity causing ‘significant and enduring hardship’ as costs outstrip income for some sole parents
Some nights, all Jessemy Evans has to eat is the leftovers on her toddler’s plate. She has stopped buying meat, insulated her windows with plastic to save on heating and cancels activities requiring petrol-use – but despite living frugally, each day is becoming tougher as the high cost of living in New Zealand bites.
“Everything is on the up but income is not going up in the same way – there is a deficit,” Evans said.
