One in 7 Britons skipping meals in cost of living crisis, says TUC
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from on (#64WC1)
UK heading for Victorian levels of poverty' unless pay and benefits rise with inflation, says union body
One in seven people in the UK are skipping meals or going without food, according to new polling data released by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
The data from an MRP poll by Opinium reveals that more than half of British people are cutting back on heating, hot water and electricity in the cost of living squeeze, and one in 12 have missed the payment of a household bill.
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