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since records began lies on the horizon, with wages failing to keep pace with inflation and recession hitting home. The Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank concluded: “Virtually all of us can expect to be worse off.”
Steven was made redundant from a well-paid job at the start of the Covid pandemic and although back working, as a self-employed sales consultant, his earnings have yet to recover. Alison works part-time for a school technology firm but says her £300 childcare bill eats into her pay packet. “If they want more people back working they need to help with childcare costs,” she says.
But April seems a long time off and there is still the worst of the winter to get through. The family still hasn’t turned the heating on and Alison admits it has “been a bit nippy” in the house. They monitor their smart meter display closely, with long showers among the casualties as they try to keep a lid on energy bills.
In the meantime, the things the family needs to buy cost more, a fact confirmed by the latest official data which put the. Food price inflation rose from 14.6% to 16.4% – its highest level since 1977, with big increases in the cost of staples such as milk, butter, cheese, pasta and eggs.
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