The UK has fallen into a recession, while households face the biggest fall in living standards since records began. The Office for Budget Responsibility has forecasted the recession will last a year and unemployment is expected to rise by £500,000.
In Bristol people are preparing for a tough winter ahead and debt advice workers in Bristol are finding it increasingly difficult to help people budget for rising food costs and energy bills. One grandmother who spoke to Bristol Live said that although she is struggling herself, she now has to support her adult children and grandchildren so they don’t go hungry.
Julie due to health problems has to spend a lot of time in bed, like others with disabilities, she faces higher energy costs. Although the cost of living grant has helped her with energy bills, she has bought an electric heater instead of using the central heating, hoping it will get her through the winter.
