Nursery World - Cost-of-living crisis forces families to share beds and forgo proper meals

Families are sharing beds, children are sleeping on floors and sharing soiled beds due to the cost-of-living crisis, reveals new research.

The report from Barnardo's reveals the ways in which families are having to make cutbacks due to the cost-of-living crisis, PHOTO: Barnardo's

According to Barnardo’s’ new report, nearly one in three parents (30 per cent) are worried about being made homeless, and almost half (49 per cent) are concerned about keeping their home warm for their children.

‘A Crisis On Our Doorstep’ reveals the ways in which the pressures of dealing with rising costs and mounting debt is affecting the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families. It is based upon a YouGov poll of more than 1,000 parents of children aged 18 or under in Great Britain.

More than one in seven (16 per cent) parents who responded said their children have had to share a bed with them, their partner or a sibling during the winter months, because they cannot afford another bed. One in 14 parents (7 per cent) are still having to share beds right now.

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