Appendix 4: Acronyms and abbreviations

AHC

After housing costs

BAME

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic

BHC

Before Housing costs

CAP

EU’s Common Agricultural Policy

CPAG

Child Poverty Action Group

DEFRA

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DFID

Department for International Development

DHSC

Department of Health and Social Care

DWP

Department for Work and Pensions

EFB

Exeter Foodbank

ELMS

Environmental Land Management Scheme

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organisation

FRS

Family Resources Survey

FSA

Food Standards Agency

FSM

Free School Meals

GBSF

Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GVA

Gross Value Added

HFSS

High in fat, salt or sugar

IFS

Institute for Fiscal Studies

JRF

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

LACA

The Local Authority Caterers Association

LSHTM

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

NEU

National Education Union

NIHR

National Institute for Health Research

NFS

National Food Strategy

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NHS

National Health Service

NRPF

No recourse to public funds

NSBP

Government National School Breakfast Programme

PHE

Public Health England

R&D

Research and development

SACN

Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition

SDIL

Soft Drinks Industry Levy

SFT

Sustainable Food Trust

SHEFS

Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems

SMC

Social Metrics Commission

SMEs

Small and Medium enterprises

UC

Universal Credit

UIFSM

Universal Infant Free School Meals

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

WRAP

Waste and Resources Action Programme