Inflation is up from 10.1% in September - and worse than the 10.7% forecast - becoming a nightmare for millions
A community worker with 20 years' experience said people are being forced to eat pet food while others are heating their food on radiators due to the ongoing
cost of living crisis.
Mark Seed, who heads a community food project in Trowbridge, Cardiff, is urging for people in struggling households to be given adequate support,
even when they do not appear in areas associated with poverty.
He suggests that as a result of the rise of
inflation that policies need to focus on people, not places.
Mr Seed spoke of how people are constantly feels the burden of the rising cost of living.
Speaking of the experiences he has witnessed, told
BBC Wales: 'I'm still shocked by the fact that we have
people who are eating pet food,' he said.'[There are] people who are trying to heat their food on a radiator or a candle.'These are shocking kind of stories that are actually the truth.'
He discussed how
people are are not being paid enough to afford basic needs and essentials all should have access to.
The Pantry, where Mr Seed works, is a Community Trust-funded facility that aims to reduce food poverty in Cardiff and provide affordable food and household essentials to over 160 locals.
One of The Pantry's visitors is Elizabeth Williams, 54, who said the project 'makes a lot of difference' and brings communities together during difficult times.
'I usually go without to try to make things better in my house,' she said.
As the cost of living progresses, recent figures showed
inflation rising to a new 41-year high of 11.1 per cent - with experts warning of worse to come.
Inflation is up from 10.1% in September - and worse than the 10.7% forecast - becoming a nightmare for millions
The ONS purposed that
without the Government subsidising energy bills during the colder months, CPI could have been as high as 13.8 per cent and experts warned the UK faces a 'lethal combination' of recession and soaring prices.
Soaring food and energy costs have been labelled the main cause of the latest surge, with the Office for National Statistics estimating that
the average UK household is now paying 88.9 per cent more for heating and lighting than last year.
New inflation figures show that the price of household staples such as
milk, butter, cheese, meat and bread increased by up to 42 per cent last month - the highest rates since 1980.
People can expect to pay 20p more for two pints of milk, 30p more for a packet of pasta, and 30p more for six free range eggs than they did 12 months ago as not one type of food has not gone up in price.
Experts believe that by the end of the year, the average family will have spent £4,960 in the supermarket in 2022 - £380 more than 2021. A poll published this morning revealed that
85% of people are 'worried' about the rising cost of living - up from 69% in January.
Additionally, with the combined burden of the soaring costs of living and
the shortages of turkeys and birds this winter, Brits all over the country are anxious about the costs of Christmas this year.
The idea of Christmas dinner has become a worrisome burden for many British families as new data by household finances app Nous.co revealed that
a fifth of families in the UK say they are going to ask their guests to pay towards their Christmas dinner.
Along with cutting costs on food,
people were planning to spend more than a third (36.3%) less on presents this year and one in three (33%) also said they could not afford to splash out like they have previously.
Pet food? There are food banks. There is food to buy equivalently priced as pet food (ultra processed shit, true)
And trying to cook food on a radiator (I dunno how hot this Jews heating is lol) will be more expensive than cooking it on a hob.
Having been relatively poor this is obvious to me, which goes to show Ffion Haf (Jew) has no idea what he’s talking about.