SOARING numbers of people in Britain are going without food due to the cost-of-living crisis, according to damning new research.

New analysis from the Food Foundation revealed today that one in seven adults live in homes where people have skipped meals, eaten smaller portions or gone hungry all day — a rise of 57 per cent in three months.

The charity said that foodbank users are increasingly requesting items that do not need cooking because they are worried about how they will afford rising energy bills.