UK government emergency advice on stockpiling essentials worries low-income families and experts

A single mother on Universal Credit says following government advice to stock up on emergency supplies would force her to sacrifice her childcare budget. The government recommends households store three days' worth of bottled water and tinned food for crises, but experts and low-income families say the guidance is "tone deaf" given 14 million households currently face poverty. A professor leading a project on low-income families says there is a "profound mismatch" between the advice and the daily realities of struggling parents.