‘The Cherry Bakewells we buy from Asda are 95p. This week they were £1.90.' The rising cost of living is forcing thousands to change their shopping habits – and driving many more into poverty.
So severe is the situation, that evenhas declared he can’t do anything to fix it, as it isn’t a case of money management.She recently had to stop buying her son’s favourite cherry bakewells – much to his dismay.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced measures including a cut to fuel prices, changes to National Insurance thresholds and a promise on income tax.supports HTML5 videoWhile benefit rates are due to rise by around 3% next month, some experts say inflation could hit 8% this spring.Joanne is already feeling this, despite her reasonably well paid job and home owner status.
‘Because I’m a single parent that works, I’m over the threshold for any help so I’ve still got to pay for my children’s school meals and things like that. ‘My tumble dryer broke this week, I’m not buying one so I’m going on YouTube to find out how to fix it.‘My children do after-school activities – dancing, athletics – which are quite expensive, so I’m starting to think I’ll have to start cutting out those, which is a shame. They don’t have much else to do, [and] I don’t want them hanging around the streets.’
‘If I’m on a fair wage, over £30-40,000 a year, and I’m struggling to look after two children, I dread to think how people with a lower income can do that. Keith has drastically cut his spending in recent months and asked for help from his son and daughter.
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