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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Liam Gilliver

Couple given 'unrealistic' £25 weekly food budget spark debate on cost of living

A debate has sparked online after a couple on a low income were told it would be possible to spend just £25 a week on food for them and their three cats.

Taking to Mumsnet to discuss her finances, an anonymous woman explained that she and her partner are on a 'very low income' and have been hit hard by the rising fuel prices.

She wrote: "We are two adults, middle-aged, with three cats. Very low income.

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