The Housing Situations of Food Bank Users in Great Britain
The Housing Situations of Food Bank Users in Great Britain
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DOI：
10.1017/s1474746419000150
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发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Loopstra, Rachel
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作者：
Clair, Amy;Fledderjohann, Jasmine;Loopstra, Rachel
过去十年中，英国食品银行的使用量大幅增加。食品银行用户群体所面临的巨大社会经济劣势已被记录在案，但很少有研究探讨住房问题是否与不安全的食品获取相交叉。利用 2016 年至 2017 年英国 24 家食品银行援助的 598 个家庭的数据，我们发现近 18% 的家庭无家可归，更多家庭在过去 12 个月内经历过无家可归。来自私人和社会租赁部门的租户在样本中所占比例也过高。私人和社会租赁住房的家庭都报告拖欠租金率高且条件差；居住在私人住宅的人也更有可能居住在潮湿的房屋中，在过去的一年里搬过，并且担心未来被迫搬家。总体而言，住房问题在食品银行用户中普遍存在；需要政策干预。
Food bank use in Great Britain has risen substantially over the last decade. The considerable socioeconomic disadvantage of the food bank user population has been documented, but little research has examined whether housing problems intersect with insecure food access. Using data from 598 households accessing assistance from twenty-four food banks operating in Great Britain in 2016-2017, we found that nearly 18 per cent of households were homeless, with more having experienced homelessness in the past twelve months. Renters from both the private and social rented sectors were also overrepresented in the sample. Households in both private and social rented housing reported high rates of rent arrears and poor conditions; those in private housing were also more likely to live in homes with damp, to have moved in past year, and to be worried about a forced move in future. Overall, housing problems are widespread among food bank users; policy interventions are needed.