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poll of 2,200 adults revealed that 14.7 million UK adults avoided eating to save on costs during the summer.The survey also found 11.3 million people skipped meals on a weekly basis, due to the ongoing pressures of the cost of living crisis.
Father of three, Rodney, told the charity: “I used to have my own building business and my own home, but when my marriage broke down and a knee operation left me disabled I lost it all.“I was left as a single parent, skipping meals to make sure the kids had enough, but even then I didn’t have enough to put the heating on during winter.”
He also lashed out at “the ongoing lack of political will to address chronically low incomes whether through wages or social security”. In fact, 18% of respondents announced they are not planning on using their heating this winter, while 46% said their mental health had been negatively impacted by energy prices climbing.
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