A year of the cost of living crisis
This Is Why
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Is There a Watermora That'd Find Money for It?
Danielle is a single mum living with her two daughters in Melton, Mobray. She works part-time at a local shop but doesn't have the family network around her to look after her kids - so on a single income, she is struggling. Danielle has no choice but to self-disconnect from all forms of modern life and says: 'I feel like I'm on a roller coaster that just cannot seem to get off' In April this year inflation was highest it had been since the mid-1990s. The Bank of England raised its interest rates which basically means it's now more expensive to borrow money as well. A record number of households have done the same this year
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