A man who is on full benefits due to a mobility issue says he is already stockpiling food for the winter, after failing to get his £150 Council Tax Rebate. Mark Parker is "anxious all the time" due to the growing cost of living crisis, which is affecting millions of households.
The 56-year-old is also angry at his council's sluggishness to get the rebate out to those residents who he says "need the money the most. Mark, who receives Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) due to a mobility issue which has left him unable to work for over a year, told MyLondon he is so anxious about the rising price of fuel he has already started stockpiling non-perishable food for winter. He fears he will soon have to choose between whether to " put the lights on or to buy a meal."
"When I go to the supermarket now everything’s gone up," said Mark. "My LIDL shop the other day was considerably more than I expected it to be, much more than it used to be. I was really really taken aback."
