A year of the cost of living crisis
This Is Why
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How Can I Help You Pay Your Bills?
Diane has been a carer for the elderly for 20 years. She's got a son and she adores her two grandsons. But in the summer of 2021, when she was alone at home, she suffered a heart attack. Reluctantly, she decided she had to go back to work. When I met her, the bills were already stacking up. This is my outgoing. My rent, council tax, my gas and electric, my TV license, my water, my battery, 183. That's what's left in the month. And that's not including petrol and food or all. The help from the government just isn't enough because these put everybody into £200
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