Families are set to charge their guests this Christmas as the cost-of living crisis bites, a new study finds. The research commissioned by spread brand FLORA reveals that hosts will ask their friends (43%), parents (25%), and even grandparents (9%) for a financial contribution.
Brits are turning to these measures due to the rise in general inflation and increase in gas and electricity costs. One aspect of Christmas that will see people cutting back on is supermarket costs. Half will switch to cheaper food alternatives and one in three will reduce the number of different food products and ingredients they buy, including Christmas staple foods like Turkey.
Three quarters of Brits are also prepared to banish alcoholic beverages from their Christmas celebrations, in order to combat rising costs. In a bid to save even more, people are also willing to cut down on other traditional festive elements. Almost nine in ten will give up laying the Christmas dinner table with centrepieces and decorations.
