Poor Brits are “already drowning” and demand for crisis help like food banks has hit an “all time record” - BEFORE April’s energy bills rise.
Citizens Advice Head of Policy Morgan Wild said Chancellor Rishi Sunak ’s £350 of help - £200 of which must be paid back - has not “grasped the challenge” and he will need to come back with more help for the poorest “over the coming months”.
Mr Wild told MPs on the Commons Work and Pensions Committee: “Over the past month Citizens Advice has seen a record demand since the pandemic began of people coming to us for advice.