‘It’s been rocky – but childcare is a silver lining’: how one UK family copes with soaring living costs

The Dalys in Norwich say budget made little difference and they are sticking to cost-saving measures

I think we've got used to it," says Jess Daly with some resignation of the experience of juggling family finances in a cost of living crisis that is now into its third year.

The latest UK inflation data for February is due out on Wednesday, with analysts expecting the headline rate to fall to 3.5%. In January the figure remained unchanged at 4%, as rising gas and electricity bills were offset by the first fall in food prices in more than two years and winter sale bargains.