New analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland has found that around 640,000 people across the country, around one in seven, are finding their energy bills unaffordable as a result of low incomes.
'Year of the Squeeze' predicted as tax and energy bill rises create 'cost of living catastrophe'
29.12.2021 - 08:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Households face an “overnight cost of living catastrophe” in April, when £1200 of tax rises and energy bill increases kick in, analysts warn.
Boris Johnson’s manifesto-busting tax hikes along with changes to the energy cap will pile pressure on budgets when the new financial year starts, according to the Resolution Foundation.
Its latest Labour Market Outlook predicts a “year of the squeeze”, with inflation, now at 5.1 per cent, peaking at six per cent, its highest since 1992, in the spring.
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