Many are trying to skip meals, borrow money or go out less to make ends meet. A large number of people have also switched off heating to lower energy bills.
More than four in five people in Britain are concerned about the rising cost of living in the coming months, according to an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Sky News.
The poll also suggested that the pressure from rising bills is being felt most by people on lower incomes. More than half of those earning less than £20,000 a year were"very concerned" about the cost of living over the next six months compared to less than two in five earning £55,000 or more. Miki Shika, a childminder and founder of a Wigan-based charity Ekhaya Empowerment, replaced her electricity with a 'Pay as You Go' meter.
Average petrol and diesel prices rose to an all-time high this year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.by the end of the year, many people are changing their routines to lower bills.
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