Skipping meals and shrinking portions — Brits are being warned of 'apocalyptic' food price rises

by 24britishtvMay 17, 2022, 10 p.m. 28
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More than four in five people in the U.K. are worried about rising living costs and their ability to afford basics necessities like food and energy over the coming months, according to a new survey.

LONDON — A quarter of Britons have resorted to skipping meals as inflationary pressures and a worsening food crisis conflate in what the Bank of England recently dubbed an "apocalyptic" outlook for consumers.

More than four in five people in the U.K. are worried about rising living costs and their ability to afford basics necessities like food and energy over the coming months, according to a new survey released Tuesday.

In a survey of 2,000 Britons conducted by Ipsos and Sky News, 89% said they were concerned about how the cost-of-living crisis would affect the country as a whole over the next six months, while 83% were concerned about their personal circumstances.

While the picture was broadly similar nationwide, those on lower wages were more acutely worried, with more than half of those earning under £20,000 ($25,000) describing themselves as "very concerned" about how they would make ends meet this year. That compares to two in five of those earning £55,000 or more.

A major British caterer said separately Tuesday that schools were now facing "difficult decisions" as to whether to reduce meal sizes or use lower quality ingredients amid surging prices.

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