Here, five people describe how rising costs are affecting their ability to spend time with family and friends, as well as the impact on their wellbeing.
‘Having contact with family shouldn’t be a luxury’
Caroline used to meet up with family and friends every weekend; she would go out with her husband for a drink or a bite to eat regularly. “We weren’t partygoers, out every night of week, but life was very different – we might have been out a couple of times a week,” the 54-year-old dental nurse in Hertfordshire says. Now, she has stopped that and can only afford to drive to Kent to see family and friends once a month.
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