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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Children offer to buy food with pocket money and mothers skip meals as UK cost of living crisis hits families

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Struggling families say their “mental health is on the ground” as children battle with feelings of shame and guilt amidst soaring living costs.

One mother described skipping meals to make sure her children could still eat, while another said her own son would offer his pocket money to help out.

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