The cost of living crisis is having a significant impact on rural families due to their reliance on cars to get around, a Co Tyrone community worker says.
With fuel prices soaring to record highs and a lack of public transport infrastructure, people around the county often rely on their cars to get to work or get around. Some petrol stations are now charging more than £2 per litre for diesel
Mairead McCaughey, from Playtime Day Nursery, a not for profit community childcare organisation in the rural village of Eskra, says she can see the difficulties of families in the area every day. Rising costs have led to the group having to charge more for their childcare fees, which is leading some parents to give up their jobs as they struggle to cope with rising bills and fuel prices.
