Annual Foodbank Hunger Report finds 100,000 more households going hungry
A new report from Foodbank Australia reveals that 100,000 additional households have experienced food insecurity over the past year. The data indicates that nearly 70% of these households are facing such hardship for the first time.
Why it matters
The report highlights a growing cost-of-living crisis and the increasing reliance on charitable food services even among those with full-time employment.
100,000 more Australian households are facing food insecurity than at this time last year. ( ABC News: Pete Garnish )
A 2026 report from Foodbank has revealed that nearly seven in 10 food insecure households experienced food insecurity for the first time within the past year.
The report also found that 100,000 more Australian households have experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.
Foodbank Australia chief executive Kylea Tink said the country needed political and social will to put an end to hunger.
Link copied Share Share article Canberran Travis Gilbert became unemployed last year for the first time in 22 years.
Mr Gilbert said he had exhausted his leave entitlements and found himself on Job Seeker.
He said that money covered some everyday necessities, including rent, phone bills, electricity payments and a bus ticket.
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