‘My big shop used to cost £100, now it’s £150’: readers recount their shock at supermarket food bills

We hear your stories of how you balance the family finances, from buying own brands to cutting right back on weekly shop

Food prices are ridiculous, but it's the fact they are still rising that is keeping me awake at night," says Nikki of the strain caused by higher grocery bills.

The mother of two from Aberdeenshire adds: My weekly shop with in-between top-ups now costs in excess of 220 and is fast becoming unaffordable. Before 2020, I was spending 135 a week."