child_lunch_poverty_sig_herald_jpg_544fecc083.jpgMalnutrition is putting twice as many kids in hospital compared with 10 years ago, as food prices continue to bite into household incomes. "I have to skip my own lunches because the kids are always hungry and I try to prioritise school lunches for them. According to household income data, low-income families spent about the same on cigarettes and alcohol as middle-income earners, for example. "Low income families are not wasting money any more than anyone else, but it just doesn't stretch far enough," she said. "I have to skip my own lunches because the kids are always hungry and I try to prioritise school lunches for them.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 18, 2017 21:56 UTC