A struggling father of eight with a pregnant wife who's battling breast cancer says he will need to give up hot dinners due to the ongoing cost of living crisis. Mark Skelly, 50, became his family's only source of income after his wife's heart breaking diagnosis last month and says the government should be doing more to help vulnerable families.
The helpless dad from Ely, Cambridgeshire will need to take time off to care for his wife of 17 years which will result in his income falling by 30% while their bills will only continue to rise, Stoke Sentinel reports. Mark says the household's energy bills have significantly increased between February and now, from a previous weekly bill of £25 on electricity and £10 on gas to £80 on electricity and £25 on gas.
Mark believes the Government's strategy to combat the cost of living crisis will not benefit working class families in the long run. Prime Minister, Liz Truss has declared plans to freeze energy bills at an average of £2,500 a year in an attempt to support the widespread struggle that millions across the UK are facing due to the rise of cost of living.
