One is a single mum who can no longer afford after-school treats for her kids, one a pensioner who has started getting up early to wash clothes on Economy 7.
Another is a full-time carer of her two autistic children who has been wearing seven layers to avoid turning on the heating.
The Daily Mirror’s Cost of Living panel is made up of ordinary people from all walks of life who, like the rest of us, are feeling the pinch and having to cut back as prices continue to soar.
