The realities and aspirations of people experiencing food insecurity in Tāmaki Makaurau

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Alice Nicholls¹  Desiree Lowe¹  Caitlin Neuwelt-Kearns¹  Tracy Goddard¹  Helen Robinson¹  Ra Pope¹  Micaela van der Schaaf¹  Allen Bartley²  Kelsey L. Deane² 

[1] Auckland City Mission, Auckland, New Zealand;Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;

关键词: Food security;    wellbeing;    poverty;    goals;    aspirations;   

DOI  :  10.1080/1177083X.2021.1951779

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Given the strong links between food security and wellbeing, addressing the increasing lack of access to adequate, appropriate food is necessary to realise the current Aotearoa New Zealand government’s wellbeing-related ambitions. This qualitative survey study engages with the experiences of over 600 food insecure people by analysing open-ended survey responses regarding their experiences of food insecurity and their goals and dreams for the future. Countering neoliberal narratives of the poor as lacking ‘ambition’, our data suggest that participants have extensive goals and dreams for the future, but systemic income inadequacy severely limits them in achieving their aspirations. Many participants aspire for appropriate and fulfilling employment, financial security, and to secure a good life for their whānau; yet current welfare policy settings undermine their aspirations and are at odds with the Government’s own vision of wellbeing, as formalised in the Treasury’s Living Standards Framework. This suggests the exclusion of food insecure people from our national shared vision of wellbeing. We conclude by highlighting the value of understanding and including the goals and dreams of those who are food insecure in the intention, design, and delivery of reforms needed to enhance food security in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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