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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

Cost of living: How to cope with the rise in prices - OLD

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It feels like Britons have jumped out of the pan only to fall straight into the fire as a major cost of living crisis grips the nation.

With the average cost of a full tank of petrol exceeding £100 for the first time this year and totals at the till creeping up with each weekly shop, millions of people have faced an “eat or heat” choice – forced to choose between giving up a meal or heating their home.

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