United Kingdom Cost of Living Crisis

It was pretty sad when a woman said at the beginning of the video that she could only eat one meal and only had 20p. I saw that she had two daughters ahead of the video and that the only heat source in their house was the fireplace. She said they sometimes couldn't even afford food, which added to my sadness. It was reported in the broadcast that 4.3 million people could not pay their bills, 3 million households could not afford the heating of their houses, and 2.4 million families were able to pay their bills thanks to loans.

Unheard voices of the UK cost of living crisis – a photo essayThe photographer Kirsty Mackay interviewed people around the country who are in work or retired and struggling with the cost of living, or who help those struggling

The newspaper report showed that even families working full-time and receiving government support could not heat their homes. It was a situation that caught my attention that these families were usually single-parent. In addition, the situation of the elderly and those in need of care was also very difficult.

The fact that the houses in England are quite old brings along thermal insulation problems. Due to the cost of living crisis, moisture and mold that occurs in houses that cannot be adequately renovated and heated can cause serious health problems such as respiratory and circulation problems.

England's ageing housing stock poses 'massive health risk' in cost of living crisisExperts warn that cold, damp and mould pose a "massive health problem" this winter as people cannot afford to heat their homes. New data from the government and the social housing watchdog shows that conditions are already deteriorating for private and social tenants.

“I’ve Started Shoplifting More Because Of The Cost Of Living”We talk to three women who have started shoplifting or are shoplifting more due to the cost of living crisis about why they do it, and whether attitudes to shoplifting are changing.

In the past months, headlines of "shop lifting boom" have started to be made across England. Supermarket owners stated that shoplifting reached its highest level ever, causing a loss of approximately 50,000 pound per week. However, plans were sent for security guards to send the thieves to food banks instead of arresting them. This was because more than 15% of households in the UK couldn't afford to access quality and healthy food.

It has been reported that urgent intervention and increased support are required to support the social security system. It is underlined that families will continue to have problems until these measures are taken.