Britons are resorting to pet food amid cost of living crisis: UK media
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Poverty-inflicted areas - namely Wales - are dealing with the UK's growing inflation amid the war in Ukraine.
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Pet food has become Britons' last resort for survival.
Due to the high cost of living in the United Kingdom, some Britons have resorted to pet food.
On Thursday, British media reported that some people were "eating pet food" because they cannot afford actual food anymore.
According to the report, some parts of Wales were too greatly affected by poverty that they had no choice but to stoop to the lowest levels to obtain some level of nutrition.
New Census data has revealed that 6 of Wales' most deprived areas are in Cardiff, Wales' capital.
"I’m still shocked by the fact that we have people who are eating pet food," said Mark Seed, who runs a community food project in Cardiff, to the BBC. "[There are] people who are trying to heat their food on a radiator or a candle.
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“Cardiff is a flourishing city, however, there are pockets of deprivation which are simply not acceptable,” he said.
In May, Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding Rachel Maclean said that Britons should "work harder" if they're going to face inflation.
Inflation rates in the UK have risen beyond 11%, reaching a 41-year-high as of recent.
To make ends meet, UK parents skip meals
A November report exposed that close to a third of single parents have resorted to skipping meals to make ends meet because of rising food costs, according to research revealing the household types worst hit by the cost of living crisis.
In a survey of single-parent households, three out of ten reported missing meals as a result of skyrocketing food prices, compared with an overall 14% and one in seven parents in the poll conducted by the consumer group Which?
“Our research has found that families across the UK are struggling with the rising cost of living, with single parents most likely to be skipping meals or turning to food banks to make ends meet,” said Rocio Concha, the group's director of policy and advocacy.
Which? wants supermarkets to make sure that prices can be easily compared and that there are many options for cheap food. “As food prices continue to increase it is crucial that everyone is able to access affordable food that is healthy for themselves and their families,” Concha said.
The most recent official data revealed that the cost of staples like milk, butter, cheese, pasta, and eggs increased significantly in October, pushing food price inflation to 16.4%, the highest level since 1977. 10% of single parents reported to Which? compared to an average of 3% that they had used a food bank in the previous two months.
