there s more evidence today of the sharp rise in the cost of living, with the price of petrol and diesel breaking new records, and the rate of inflation heading to levels not seen for decades. ministers have urged people to be sensible in their demands for higher wages, but a major new survey for the bbc indicates the concerns that people have about their household finances. the firm savanta spoke to more than 4,000 people. of those, more than 80% said they were worried about their finances. 66% said their mental health had been affected. 56% said they were cutting back on food. and 70% said they were taking appliances off standby and switching off completely. here s our economics editor, faisal islam. your tinned food and cereal, things like that. at this durham trust community centre, manager lindsay is shocked by what she is seeing in terms of who needs help with food supplies and with massive debts. this is the front line of the cost of living crisis. people who have never thou
welcome to bbc news at six. there s more evidence today of the sharp rise in the cost of living, with the price of petrol and diesel breaking new records, and the rate of inflation heading to levels not seen for decades. ministers have urged people to be sensible in their demands for higher wages, but a major new survey for the bbc indicates the concerns that people have about their household finances. the firm savanta spoke to more than 4,000 people. 81% of those questioned said they were worried about their current financial situation. and when asked if they had ever skipped meals to save money, 56% said they had done so in the past six months. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. your tinned food and cereal, things like that. fit your tinned food and cereal, things like that. , your tinned food and cereal, things like that - - like that. at this durham trust community like that. at this durham trust community centre, like that. .. at this durham trust
today of the sharp rise in the cost of living, with the price of petrol and diesel breaking new records, and the rate of inflation heading to levels not seen for decades. ministers have urged people to be sensible in their demands for higher wages, but a major new survey for the bbc indicates the concerns that people have about their household finances. the firm savanta spoke to more than 4,000 people. 81% of those questioned said they were worried about their current financial situation. when asked if they had ever skipped meals to save money, 56% said they had done so in the past six months. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. 0bviously your tinned food, your packet food, cereal, things like that. at the east durham trust community centre, manager lindsay is shocked by what she is seeing in terms of who needs help with food supplies and with massive debts. this is the front line of a cost of living crisis.
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