More than a million to be pushed into poverty, says think tank

More than a million people to be pushed into poverty, says think tank

It comes as the government's own forecasters, the Office for Budget Responsibility, said UK households faced the biggest drop in living standards since records began in the 1950s.According to the Resolution Foundation's analysis, the total number of those unable to afford basic necessities will hit 12.5 million people.

Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said Mr Sunak had failed to understand the scale of the cost of living crisis. "It's absolutely right we support people on the lowest incomes. I'm confident that the policies we put in place are doing that," he told Today.

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