In light of Britain's economic and social crisis, a large number of residents have been forced to miss daily meals due to rising prices, according to a Witch Institute poll published Thursday. Some three thousand people were interrogated. Meanwhile, the British Consumer Protection Association warned Wednesday that millions of families in the country could find themselves in poverty and unable to get proper heating during the winter.
According to a Witch poll published Thursday, millions of Britons are missing meals because of the high cost of living in the UK, particularly the rise in food prices that caused inflation to exceed 10 percent last month in the country. The survey surveyed around three thousand people to reveal that half of British households are reducing the number of daily meals.
A similar percentage confirmed that they are having difficulty eating healthy foods compared to the pre-crisis phase and are opting for ready-made meals to reduce the use of gas or electricity. 80% of the people surveyed said they were experiencing financial difficulties. Many refrain from buying candies and sweets and are content with the basics.
The British Consumer Protection Association warned Wednesday that millions of households could find themselves in energy poverty and unable to get proper heating during the winter after the new finance minister drastically shortened the time to cap energy bills.
Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt has rescinded many of the measures announced by his predecessor Kwasi Quarteng at the end of September under the budget, which combines substantial subsidies for energy expenditures for households and businesses with tax cuts at several levels.
These measures would have been financed through debt amid hyperinflation, causing chaos and confusion in the markets. Hunt cut household subsidies on energy to six months from two years in the previous plan, while gas prices have risen dramatically over a year, especially since Ukraine's invasion of Russia.
Inflation hit 10.1 percent at an annual rate in September in the United Kingdom, the highest among the Group of Seven countries. This rate is the highest in forty years.