The cost-of-living crisis has seen food prices surge across Greater Manchester, with the most vulnerable people impacted hardest.
And inflation shows little sign of abating, with recent news from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), that the rate (Consumer Prices Index) remained at 8.7% in the 12 months to May 2023, unchanged from April.
This comes at the same time as the Bank of England continues to raise interest rates in a bid to control that inflation, putting yet more pressure on households as the cost of mortgages, debt and rent increases with them.
