Food insecurity increased in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic due to affordability challenges with job loss and accessibility problems related to lockdowns and uneven food distribution. Community-scale organisations played a crucial role in providing fresh food during the crisis, but faced a number of technological, practical, and resource barriers that limited their effectiveness. Greater resilience and associated health and social benefits can be achieved by supporting these community-scale efforts through online and physical infrastructure as well as funding schemes that reflect the contribution these services make to the public good
