"...we know that not everyone who is entitled to these benefits are applying"

We found that 1 in 8 children in high income countries face food insecurity rising to 1 in 5 in the United Kingdom. We then looked at the distribution of free school meals in our local area of East Kilbride, we found out that there are 1,879 children who received free school meals and 2,353 children received school clothing grants. However, we believe that this number is much higher as by talking to our local community we know that not everyone who is entitled to these benefits are applying, this could be down to not having any IT skills or just not knowing they are entitled to help. Unfortunately it may also be down to stigma and embarrassment as people feel ashamed having to claim benefits.