Latest news: food insecurity

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Food relief charity HelpingACT donated 30 hampers to refugees and asylum seekers in Canberra for Eid-al-Fitr.

The Holy Cross Tuckerbox in Hackett assists people with budget constraints to buy food - and demand has never been greater.

As more local residents struggle to put food on the table, food assistance charity OzHarvest Canberra has had a record busy year.

Demand for food assistance in Canberra has never been higher, OzHarvest Canberra city manager Bin Barnier says. But the recent acquisition of their third van improves the charity’s capacity to rescue and deliver more food, more reliably.