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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Chapman

Families with children hit by £400 hike in monthly costs while benefits plunge to 40-year low

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Families are seeing prices for basic goods such as heating, rent and food rise by £400 per month, according to a new analysis showing the severity of Britain’s cost of living crisis.

It found that low-income families with two children were among those worst impacted, seeing living costs rise at an annual rate of 13 per cent – much higher than the official rate of 9 per cent.

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