In 2020, approximately five percent of participants in the United Kingdom (U.K.) stated in a survey that it was often true that they could not afford to eat balanced meals. Moreover, approximately ** percent stated that it was sometimes true that they worried whether their food would run out before they got money to buy more. Data coverage does not include Scotland.
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