LGBTQ+ people in the UK are more than two times more likely to go to bed hungry, data shared exclusively with Metro shows.

The Trussell Trust, Britain’s largest network of food banks, found that one in three (34%) queer people experienced food insecurity in 2023.

This was double the rate of those not part of the LGBTQ+ community, at 15%, according to the charity’s Hunger in the UK survey, released today.

Food insecurity is when someone does not have reliable access to enough affordable, nutritious food for a healthy life.

Often, people who experience food insecurity turn to food banks to get by, with one in 12 people (8%) referred to Trussell food banks being queer.

In comparison, roughly 4% of people in the UK identify as part of the community, census data shows.

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