More poor kids in KL go hungry as food prices soar

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More poor kids in KL go hungry as food prices soar
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“Children are disproportionately affected by the prevailing circumstances, with a significant portion of them enduring food insecurity, a situation that has intensified since the pandemic,” the Living on the Edge: Longitudinal Study on Post-Covid-19 Impact Assessment Among Low-Income Households in Kuala Lumpur report found.

The UN study aimed to find out how these families, whose median incomes are near RM3,000 per month, are coping with the rise in food prices and other living costs since the pandemic. Eight out of 10 households said they are struggling to earn enough to meet their daily needs, as compared to the pandemic era when seven out of 10 reported experiencing this hardship.

Two in 10 respondents cited time constraints and the affordability of fast food as further obstacles for families in providing nutritious meals to their children. “Similarly, seven in 10 households also indicated increased spending on rice compared with the four in 10 during the same period,” it said.

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