[MissAnonymous]

The thing is, when you are malnourished and hungry, survival does become the priority. Think about it; malnourished -> weak/cold/tired/ill -> unable to work -> poorer -> less food available ...

I find it sad that there is a lack of empathy for people who clearly are desperate.

Its highly judgemental to condemn the actions of a person who's life you have not lived. Some people can make changes to their budget, yeah, some people can move homes; but in many cases there are circumstances a person finds themselves in through no fault of their own [partners sisters partner got laid off multiple times due to workforce cuts for example; the same day he lost his job he was out handing CVs to everywhere he could!].

I don't know if anyone has come across this, but zero hour contracts are a serious problem. But a job is better than no job in the interim and I am sure those judgemental enough to condemn a person on jobseekers or equivalent would want a person to take a zero hour contract over benefits. It may be that one week there is no work available; but these people cannot just claim a benefit for a week [understandably].

There are so many complex sets of circumstances out there; and there are people too poor to feed themselves and their family; accept it or not, its a fact. You can reduce it, but poverty does exist and I am not talking about relative poverty.

Allotments are not easy to obtain, there are waiting lists. Language barriers exist. Transport is key to getting 'good deals' for many people in rural areas. People can be as creative as possible to get round some of the problems, but problems still exist and there isn't always an answer for everything.