Surviving the Cost of Living
A series of intergenerational chats connecting those living through the current financial struggles with people who found themselves in the same situations in years gone by.
As the UK recovers from the financial impact of the pandemic, the cost of living is now dominating the headlines. Inflation has risen to a 40-year high, energy prices are soaring and taxes have increased, leaving many people across the country struggling to make ends meet.
The government has announced billions of pounds in emergency financial support, but problems look set to continue for some time, with low income households feeling the pressure most.
We hear the real stories of the people behind the statistics as we connect those living through this crisis with people who survived the financial struggles of the 80s, 90s and late 2000s.
What can we learn from those who found themselves in the same situations in years gone by?
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