A pensioner says she has been hit hard by the rising costs of living, saying she uses her free bus pass to keep warm in the winter and lives on 'yellow sticker' food.
Linda Foster, 73, who grew up in a working class household in Carlisle but is now retired in Skegness, says she 'pulled herself up' to own her home and make a good living for her and her children. However, in recent months, Ms Foster has had to make decisions to ensure food is on the table.
She said: "Well, all the food has gone up tremendously and when you live on a pension you've got to take that into consideration. It's getting to the point now where you used to be able to move down a level in food, down to the supersavers, but now you're at the bottom level. You can't move down any lower."
