Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Zoe Wood

‘I can’t see any light at the end of the tunnel’ – a family reacts to the autumn statement

Alison Burns, her husband, Steven, and two children, Lewis and Alice.
Alison Burns, her husband, Steven, and two children, Lewis and Alice. Photograph: Burns family

“We want it to get better, we want some light,” says Alison Burns. Her family is feeling the financial pain caused by Covid and now the cost of living crisis. “But while the government keeps throwing everything at us, I can’t see any light at the end of the tunnel. How is any of this going to be made better?”

Burns, who lives with her husband, Steven, and two children, Lewis and Alice, in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, says money is tight. “Like a lot of people our finances haven’t recovered from Covid and all these budgets have hurt each and every way,” she says. “It is people who are working and on the breadline that are suffering the most.”

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.