so am i going to be able to afford to eat, wash my pots, and also have my heating on? winston doesn t spend big. his state pension has been enough until now. but charges for his prepayment meter are leaping up, while his pension is not. that s going to cost me £20 a weekjust for gas. and where are you getting that money from? well, i m not. that s the whole point, i m not. you know, the state pension that we get at the moment does not cover what i need. you know, i was stood here the other day washing up and i was thinking about my grandchildren, and i m going to tell you the truth, tears came to my eyes about how the future s going to be for these children. if we don t try and save some money for our grandchildren now, if we can, you know, then they re going to have nothing. at westminster primary school in bradford, they ve now started collecting blankets, dressing gowns and hot water bottles to give out to pupils. we re totally expecting that as the energy crisis really bites, that
and those on pre payment meters face an even bigger rise, £708 a year, taking the average bill tojust over £2,000. but it s notjust the rising cost of energy. car and council taxes, as well as water bills, for many, have also gone up today. however, there has been a rise in the national living wage, by 59p, up to £9.50 an hour. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been finding out how some households are trying to cope with the rising cost of living. it s costing me so much money. i m scared to see how that s going to go. so am i going to be able to afford to eat, wash my pots, and also have my heating on? winston doesn t spend big. his state pension has been enough until now. but charges for his prepayment meter are leaping up, while his pension is not. that s going to cost me £20 a weekjust for gas. and where are you getting that money from?
prices in recent history has come into effect in britian just as millions of households are dealing with a surge in the overrall cost of living. car and council taxes, as well as water bills, for many, have also gone up today. however, there has been a rise in the national living wage to £9.50 an hour. our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, has been finding out how some households are trying to cope with the rising cost of living. it s costing me so much money. i m scared to see how that s going to go. so am i going to be able to afford to eat, wash my pots, and also have my heating on? winston doesn t spend big. his state pension has been enough until now. but charges for his prepayment meter are leaping up, while his pension is not. that s going to cost me £20 a weekjust for gas. and where are you getting that money from? well, i m not. that s the whole point, i m not. you know, the state pension that we get at the moment does not cover what i need. you know, i was sto
it s costing me so much money. i m scared to see how that s going to go. so am i going to be able to afford to eat, wash my pots, and also have my heating on? winston doesn t spend big. his state pension has been enough until now. but charges for his prepayment meter are leaping up, while his pension is not. that s going to cost me £20 a weekjust for gas. and where are you getting that money from? well, i m not. that s the whole point, i m not. you know, the state pension that we get at the moment does not cover what i need. you know, i was stood here the other day washing up and i was thinking about my grandchildren, and i m going to tell you the truth, tears came to my eyes about how the future s going to be for these children. if we don t try and save some money for our grandchildren now, if we can, you know, then they re going to have nothing. at westminster primary school in bradford, they ve now started collecting blankets, dressing gowns and hot water bottles to give out to pup