Cash-strapped Brits skipping meals
Cash-strapped Brits skipping meals
Tuesday 29th July 2008
In a poll conducted by Barclays Bank and children's charity NCH, it was discovered that one in eight people - or 12 per cent of the population - had either skipped a meal or gone hungry due to the soaring cost of food.
This figure grows to almost one in five among Britons in the lowest income groups, the Star reports.
Clare Tickell, the charity’s chief executive, said: "There's no doubt that everyone is feeling the pinch and that those on the lowest incomes are suffering most."
News of the survey's findings comes as inflation is currently running at 3.8 per cent - its highest level for more than ten years.
The impact of higher food costs, higher energy bills and skyrocketing payments on credit card debt is expected to leave more and more Britons facing a debt problem this year.
In turn, this is expected to fuel a huge increase in the number of consumers seeking out debt help from debt management companies, who are equipped to advise on debt solutions.
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