London’s cost of living crisis is nearly out of control

So now we know. This year almost a quarter of a million London households really do face that most stark of choices: heating or eating. 

That at least is the estimate today from respected forecasters, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, of the number who will not have enough disposable income to cover their energy and food bills. It represents about one London family in 15, a higher proportion than anywhere else in the UK.