Publication - Advice and guidance

Infant food insecurity - responding and preventing: guide

Published: 9 February 2024
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Communities and third sector, Cost of living crisis, +1 more … Health and social care
ISBN: 9781835219683

Following discussions in June 2023, we committed to forming a short life working group to develop emergency integrated pathways for families in Scotland with an infant that may face food insecurity and what is available locally to them in an emergency. This toolkit forms a guide for local areas.

Supporting documents

Potential Data Sources for understanding population profile, food insecurity by family type and use of crisis/emergency funds

Local	National	Other
Scottish Welfare Fund	Births (parity/SIMD)	IFAN Survey
	ScotPHO	Trussell Trust Survey
		Food Foundation
		Scottish Household Survey
		Scottish Health Survey
		Impact of increased cost of living on adults across Great Britain - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

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Email: erin.clark@gov.scot

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