Take part in the “Feeding our Families” study and receive shopping vouchers for your time

News - 22 February 2023

Researchers from The Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London, are recruiting parents to take part in their “Feeding Our Families” study.

The project will bring together Hounslow parents living on low incomes to explore their experiences of feeding their household, while identifying what action government could take in supporting families to consume healthy food. The study involves six weekly 2.5-hour workshops on Saturdays - 11am - 1.30pm from 25 February.

Photography and group discussion will explore the meaning of food, the affordability of healthy options, the role of social support, wider experiences associated with low income, where we get food from and what we want for the future. Participants will receive £30 shopping vouchers for each workshop, equivalent to the London Living Wage (£11.95/hr).

Findings will be presented to government policy makers, with the potential to improve the food system for everyone.

You can take part if you:

  • Are over 18 and the main caregiver of a child at primary/secondary school and aged below 16.
  • Are living on a low-income; this includes those receiving universal credit or child tax credits, or with a household income of less than £22,000.

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