Women 'bearing the brunt' of rising prices
BBC News NI business correspondentThe report, carried out by the Women's Regional Consortium and Ulster University, indicates the crisis is having a negative impact on women's mental and physical health.It found that rising food and energy bills were putting pressure on households here.
There are fears that cuts to both the education and communities departments will add to the pressure they are facing - for example, those entitled to free school mealsThe report said this decision would increase hardship and food insecurity for about 96,300 children, who it said have lost £27 a fortnight.
The impact of the cost-of-living crisis is being felt in their physical and mental health with women reporting increased anxiety, sleeplessness and panic attacks. "It's also fathers out there that are struggling too. If there are men's support groups out there, they should let themselves be known to provide support."
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