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Mellissa Dzinzi

Leeds' cost of living crisis as cancer-stricken OAP eats one meal a day and pensioners spend day in cafe to escape freezing homes

Due to the rising cost of living, people across Leeds have been going to extreme lengths to cope.

Millions of people are being forced to make tough decisions as prices of food, fuel and energy rises.

The energy price cap, a government-enforced measure to put a limit on the amount that energy suppliers can charge customers, went up by £693 at the start of April.

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