Nursery World - One in five families in Scotland 'going hungry and cold'

New research which reveals that nearly one in five low-income households in Scotland have gone hungry and cold this year paints a ‘bleak picture of a society in crisis.’

Energy bills are just one of many rising costs PHOTO Adobe Stock

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s (JRF) annual Poverty in Scotland report, which features tales of people cutting back on the basics just to survive, warns that families face the ‘fiercest attack’ on our standard of living in our lifetime with energy bills having doubled in less than 18 months and inflation at over 10 per cent.

One respondent said, ‘‘[She asked] “Why can't we get more food Mummy?” and I broke down in tears and just left the room because I just couldn’t answer her... But to have to explain to your five-year-old why you can’t buy more food is actually horrendous.’

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