Millions now dread the coming months, unable to afford their heating and food bills as they fall deeper into poverty
There has been radio silence from all the Conservative leadership candidates who cannot tell us what they would do to tackle the most urgent and immediate challenge facing our country this winter: the cost-of-living crisis faced by vulnerable families.
It may sound a lot but this sum will not even cover the rise in food and fuel bills, let alone rises in the other weekly bills. For the typical family, food and energy bills alone will rise from £6000 to £8500 in the course of the year – and the Government’s cash is covering only half of this increase in fuel and food.
The Government’s flat rate payments take no account of family size, nor any special needs. For a typical family with two children, £325 means just £1.50 a week per family member – a mere fraction of the 14 per cent rise in living costs predicted for worst-off families. This is a crisis that Britain hasn’t seen in living memory. We have been talking to dozens of charities and faith groups who are equally alarmed and agree on the urgency of more decisive support.
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