This working paper examines the digitalisation of food assistance in the UK, focusing on its implementation, challenges, and socio-political implications. It is structured into distinct sections to guide readers through a presentation of the findings gleaned from our exploratory, Phase I research into digitalising food assistance practices in the UK case study of this ESRC-funded research project, ‘Digitalising Food Assistance: Political economy, governance and food security effects across the global North–South divide’. At this stage, the primary purpose of this paper is not to inform policy but to outline research lines of inquiry that encourage critical reflection on opportunities for future improvements.