London: Millions of Britons are giving up food at the moment survival crisisA consumer group warned on Thursday, already estimating that many risk fuel poverty after Britain curbs its energy price freeze.
This news came after showing the data UK inflation Heavy food prices jumped above 10 percent in September as economic woes piled up for a beleaguered Conservative prime minister liz truss,
Half of UK households are cutting back on food intake, which consumer group? Said citing a survey of 3,000 people.
A similar proportion are finding it difficult to eat healthy food compared to before the crisis, while around 80 per cent are finding it difficult financially.
“The devastating impact of the cost of living crisis is worrying, leaving millions of people skipping meals or struggling to keep healthy food on the table,” said Sue Davis, head of food policy.
Separately, the consumer group said on Wednesday that the UK government’s decision to halt its energy price freeze this week would leave millions unable to adequately heat their homes.
In a series of outrageous budget U-turns, new Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt announced on Monday that he would pull the plug on the major energy price freeze in April instead of the end of 2024.
“The government’s decision to end universal energy support in April risks throwing millions of homes across the country – not just the most economically vulnerable – into fuel poverty,” warned Rocio Concha, head of policy and advocacy.
“The government must make it clear how they will support those struggling to meet their needs beyond spring and ensure that energy prices remain incredibly high, not leaving consumers out in the cold.”
The price freeze was intended to protect consumers from skyrocketing domestic fuel costs, which have fueled major energy producer Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Britain, meanwhile, has been rattled by strikes this year, as workers protest wages that have failed to keep pace with runaway inflation.
The retail price index – an inflation measure that includes mortgage interest payments and used by trade unions and employers when negotiating wage hikes – rose from 12.3 percent in August to 12.6 percent in September, data showed on Wednesday.
Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the Umbrella Grouping of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), demanded this week that Truss step down.
“I have a message for Liz Truss: Working people are proud of the jobs we do. We work hard. We work the longest in Europe,” she said at the English seaside resort of Brighton Told the annual meeting of TUC.
“Yet thanks to your party’s 12 years of government, lakhs of people are struggling to meet their needs.”
This news came after showing the data UK inflation Heavy food prices jumped above 10 percent in September as economic woes piled up for a beleaguered Conservative prime minister liz truss,
Half of UK households are cutting back on food intake, which consumer group? Said citing a survey of 3,000 people.
A similar proportion are finding it difficult to eat healthy food compared to before the crisis, while around 80 per cent are finding it difficult financially.
“The devastating impact of the cost of living crisis is worrying, leaving millions of people skipping meals or struggling to keep healthy food on the table,” said Sue Davis, head of food policy.
Separately, the consumer group said on Wednesday that the UK government’s decision to halt its energy price freeze this week would leave millions unable to adequately heat their homes.
In a series of outrageous budget U-turns, new Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt announced on Monday that he would pull the plug on the major energy price freeze in April instead of the end of 2024.
“The government’s decision to end universal energy support in April risks throwing millions of homes across the country – not just the most economically vulnerable – into fuel poverty,” warned Rocio Concha, head of policy and advocacy.
“The government must make it clear how they will support those struggling to meet their needs beyond spring and ensure that energy prices remain incredibly high, not leaving consumers out in the cold.”
The price freeze was intended to protect consumers from skyrocketing domestic fuel costs, which have fueled major energy producer Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Britain, meanwhile, has been rattled by strikes this year, as workers protest wages that have failed to keep pace with runaway inflation.
The retail price index – an inflation measure that includes mortgage interest payments and used by trade unions and employers when negotiating wage hikes – rose from 12.3 percent in August to 12.6 percent in September, data showed on Wednesday.
Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the Umbrella Grouping of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), demanded this week that Truss step down.
“I have a message for Liz Truss: Working people are proud of the jobs we do. We work hard. We work the longest in Europe,” she said at the English seaside resort of Brighton Told the annual meeting of TUC.
“Yet thanks to your party’s 12 years of government, lakhs of people are struggling to meet their needs.”