A 20-year-old has shared his daily battle with the cost of living crisis as he struggles to pay his energy bills and feed himself, despite working seven days a week. Ashley Goudou, from Mancroft in Bristol, lives in a one bedroom flat with four dogs and four rescue cats and, despite working 10-hour days, cannot afford a pedal bike to get to work.
Ashley walks to his nightshift in the dark and survives on Pot Noodles, as the cheapest meal he can make. Speaking to The Mirror, Ashley said: "I shower at the gym because I can't afford the gas to wash at home. I always worry at the end of the month if I have enough money to feed the dogs - but I'd rather feed them than myself."
The factory worker used to be in care, and moved out at the age of 16. Four years later, he earns nearly £2,000 a month but says the cost of bills and food has tripled in the last 12 months.
