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Imagine choosing between staying warm or feeding your family. For thousands in the UK, this isn’t a dystopian movie plot—it’s real life. According to an IMF analysis, the poorest 10% of UK households spent nearly 18% of their budgets on energy last year, sparking a crisis that’s forcing families to make unthinkable sacrifices.
Jo Kilmartin, coordinator of grassroots group Doms Food Mission in Hastings, told NewspaperAmigo: ‘We’re seeing hospitals donating food parcels now. That’s how bad it’s gotten.’ Her team delivers essentials to struggling households as energy bills skyrocket—gas prices surged 141% and electricity 65% since winter 2021/22.
Grocery costs are rising too, with one food bank user confessing: ‘I skip meals so my kids don’t have to.’ With experts warning the crisis could worsen, the question remains: when did basic survival become a luxury?
According to an IMF analysis, the poorest 10% of UK households spent nearly 18% of their budgets on energy last year, sparking a crisis that’s forcing families to make unthinkable sacrifices.
Grocery costs are rising too, with one food bank user confessing: ‘I skip meals so my kids don’t have to.’ With experts warning the crisis could worsen, the question remains: when did basic survival become a luxury?
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