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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 8 MIN

Pod Bites: Locked out of food assistance

from The Food Foundation Podcast

As food assistance goes digital, vulnerable people risk being shut out. Iris Lim, postdoctoral researcher from SOAS University of London tells us about her research into the barriers people face in accessing support and the overlaps between digital poverty and food poverty.Join us on 12 February to dive deeper at an event with the SOAS research team - you can attend either in person or online. Register for free here and read the SOAS research in full hereTo catch the latest updates from The Food Foundation, sign up for our newsletter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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