Soaring living costs forcing people to cut back on heating and food, warns SVP
More than half of all renters are worried about their ability to pay their rent, SVP's The Cost of Surviving report found.
The soaring cost of living is hitting the disadvantaged the hardest, with the St Vincent de Paul charity saying 37% of people have cut back on essential heating and electricity use, and 17% have cut back on other essentials including food.
A survey of more than 1,000 people conducted for the charity found that the number of people struggling financially has doubled since before pandemic, while almost half of renters are worried about their ability to pay their rent in the next six months.
